Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2020 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Ramsey |
Many |
| August 11, 2020 | 17:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 20 |
East of the Calf |
Vessel- ‘Gone with the Wind’ |
| August 10, 2020 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Fenella beach, Peel |
Betty Rose |
| August 9, 2020 | 18:56 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 9, 2020 | 19:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Calf of Man between Drinking dragon and Chicken rock |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 9, 2020 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
East of the Calf |
MWDW |
| August 9, 2020 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of the Sound |
MWDW |
| August 8, 2020 | 17:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Soderick |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 7, 2020 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Port Lewaigue-Ramsey bay |
Many |
| August 7, 2020 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Ramsey bay |
Many |
| August 3, 2020 | 11:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
1.5 km off Port St Mary Ledges |
Neil |
| August 3, 2020 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Bay |
Liz |
| July 30, 2020 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Ken Harding, Jill Dunlop |
| July 30, 2020 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
The Sound |
Vannin Veg |
| July 29, 2020 | 17:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Sarah Ayres |
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 |