Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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| April 25, 2020 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Ayres visitor center |
Martyn Skelly |
| April 24, 2020 | 10:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Bradda head |
Graham and Jackie Hall |
| April 24, 2020 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Glen Chass, Port St Mary |
Graham & Jackie Hall |
| April 24, 2020 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Kirk Michael-Peel bay |
Mandy Hewes, David Cartmell, Dawn Atherton |
| April 24, 2020 | 06:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Pooylvaish to The Carrick |
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| April 24, 2020 | 21:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Lhen |
Cameron Sayle |
| April 24, 2020 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Soderick |
Beryl Payton |
| April 24, 2020 | 07:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Niarbyl Point |
Allen S. Moore |
| April 23, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Peel bay |
Laura McHoy |
| April 22, 2020 | 08:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Pooylvaish, Carrick Bay |
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| April 18, 2020 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ballagaraghan Jurby |
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| April 18, 2020 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 70 |
Peel bay |
Mandy Hewes |
| April 15, 2020 | 12:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Jon Wade |
| April 12, 2020 | 16:30 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Jay Houghton |
| April 11, 2020 | 13:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 7 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
East of langness foghorn |
Richard/Janice Cooil |
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 |