Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2020 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Laxey to Maughold |
Grania Thornton, Swasti Behari |
| November 5, 2020 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Glen Mooar |
Val Roscoe |
| November 3, 2020 | 11:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Groudle head to Onchan |
Richard Cooil and others |
| November 1, 2020 | 16:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel bay |
Chris |
| October 24, 2020 | 12:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 19, 2020 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 2 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Bay Fine |
Breeshey Harkin, Di Swayne and others |
| October 18, 2020 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Dogmills to Ramsey bay |
Louise, Janette Gledhill and others |
| October 18, 2020 | 11:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 28 | 2 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Niarbyl to Bay Fine via Port Erin bay |
Too many to mention |
| October 17, 2020 | 11:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
The Lhen |
Allen S. Moore |
| October 17, 2020 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Approximately 0.5 to 1 km east of the Sugarloaf cave |
Janette Gledhill | |
| October 11, 2020 | 17:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Half a mile NE of Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| October 8, 2020 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Dave Corkish |
| October 7, 2020 | 16:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Onchan Head |
Peter Coxhead |
| October 1, 2020 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Laxey bay to Maughold head |
Shane Stigant, Mark Murley |
| September 29, 2020 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Marine drive toll gate |
MWDW and others |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J |