Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2020 | 10:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Little Ness |
Helen Rigby |
| May 27, 2020 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 9 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
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| May 26, 2020 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Between Glen Mooar and Glen Wyllin |
Tillie Wells |
| May 26, 2020 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Just south of Little Ness |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| May 26, 2020 | 10:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
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| May 24, 2020 | 09:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 310 |
Ramsey bay |
Liza Fennell, Christopher Wormwell |
| May 21, 2020 | 15:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Niarbyl |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| May 20, 2020 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary |
Lindsay & Fraser Rowe |
| May 20, 2020 | 17:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Sugarloaf |
Richard Selman |
| May 9, 2020 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Langness |
Dave, Nat, Ellis & Ivy Wiseman, Kristina May |
| May 9, 2020 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
North of the Calf |
Christine Brahde |
| May 9, 2020 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive |
Peter Christian |
| May 9, 2020 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kirk Michael |
Becky Hardcastle |
| May 8, 2020 | 19:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Ballaugh-Jurby |
Natalie Leung, John Michael Hills |
| May 8, 2020 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kirk Michael beach |
Lauren Murphy |
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 |