Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25, 2020 | 12:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Mid Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| December 22, 2020 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Peel bay |
Liz Innes, Ian & Sam the collie, Chris Garret, Daniel Dickinson |
| December 22, 2020 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bulgham bay |
Peter Cowin |
| December 20, 2020 | 13:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Clay Head |
Pete Hadfield |
| November 29, 2020 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown Bay |
Pete Quirk |
| November 29, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Point of Ayre Visitor Centre |
Steve Taggart, Jenny Gotrel |
| November 29, 2020 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Jo-ann Corr |
| November 29, 2020 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Chicken Rock |
Stephen Marsh |
| November 27, 2020 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel headlands |
Neil westwood | |
| November 27, 2020 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Spread out between Laxey and Port St Mary |
James Corrin, Neil B, John Barker, Jemma Brady plus others |
| November 27, 2020 | 12:05 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Ian Wilcock |
| November 27, 2020 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 14 | 0 | Leaping | 60 |
Perwick, Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| November 26, 2020 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Peel bay close in |
Many |
| November 10, 2020 | 07:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Lucy Wilson |
| November 5, 2020 | 15:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Normal swimming | 30 |
North of the Sound |
Rachel Jackson |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall |