Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Kirk Michael |
Ali and Luke |
| August 30, 2020 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Daryl Blake |
| August 24, 2020 | 17:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 180 |
Chasms- The Sound |
Richard, Jan & Nicky Cooil, Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 24, 2020 | 11:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 0 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Four winns |
| August 24, 2020 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
3-9m South of Sugarloaf |
Four Winns |
| August 24, 2020 | 16:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ayres Visitor Centre |
John Baker |
| August 24, 2020 | 20:10 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Cheryl Moorhouse |
| August 17, 2020 | 10:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 70 |
Between Chasms and Port St Mary |
Liz Charter, Neil Barron, Kirrie Jenkins, Leigh Morris |
| August 15, 2020 | 08:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of the Calf |
Neil |
| August 15, 2020 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Bride |
Juan Lace |
| August 15, 2020 | 23:55 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Bow riding | 1 |
Clay head in the bioluminescence |
Kerry Fenna |
| August 12, 2020 | 13:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| August 12, 2020 | 18:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Gethin |
| August 12, 2020 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 264 |
Langness |
Many |
| August 12, 2020 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey |
Neil |
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 |