Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2021 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 65 |
Peel Castle-Fenella beach |
Mark & Kris Johnston |
| March 15, 2021 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 100 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Cornaa-Clay head |
David Bellamy, Gez Sowrey and many more |
| March 15, 2021 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Bradda Head |
Zofia Kucha & Pawel Garczynski |
| March 15, 2021 | 12:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Peel headlands-Jurby |
Sarah Flack, Tina Carter |
| March 9, 2021 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Erin bay |
Many |
| March 8, 2021 | 14:30 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 225 |
Ramsey, South bay |
Many |
| March 7, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Dog Mills-Ramsey |
Will Quayle, and others |
| March 7, 2021 | 16:51 | Harbour Porpoise | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Ayres, Ballaghennie |
Robert Fisher |
| March 6, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| March 6, 2021 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| March 5, 2021 | 11:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 225 |
The Ayres-Jurby |
Rico Barenschee, Colin Gundry, Jen Kayleigh |
| March 5, 2021 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher |
| March 5, 2021 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher, David Bellamy, Juan Lace |
| March 5, 2021 | 17:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher |
| March 4, 2021 | 13:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Carrick, Port St Mary |
Neil |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts |