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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |