Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2021 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 15 |
Niarbyl |
Adam |
| April 4, 2021 | 08:00 | Common Dolphin | 18 | 2 | Bow riding | 75 |
2 miles off Chicken Rock |
Darren Watterson and others |
| April 4, 2021 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Blowing | 15 |
Peel bay |
Mandy Hewes |
| April 3, 2021 | 13:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 475 |
Point of Ayre-Jurby-Devils Elbow-Peel |
Phill Evans, Nick Pinder, Tim Roberts and daughter |
| April 3, 2021 | 09:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Onchan |
Paul Ryan |
| April 3, 2021 | 12:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Darran |
| March 31, 2021 | 17:20 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Langness |
Ellie |
| March 31, 2021 | 17:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 31, 2021 | 19:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Mid Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| March 30, 2021 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| March 30, 2021 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 29, 2021 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Garwick Bay |
Robert Fisher |
| March 22, 2021 | 08:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 19, 2021 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive, Toll gate |
Anna-Marie Frisby, James Joyce, and others |
| March 19, 2021 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Ramsey Bay |
D Jones |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J |