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 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |