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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |