Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2019 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Douglas Bay |
Lizzie CB | |
| December 25, 2019 | 15:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 45 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Liz Charter |
| December 25, 2019 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
100 metres off Glen Maye |
Peter Wood |
| December 22, 2019 | 13:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 20 | Normal swimming | 30 |
mid Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| December 21, 2019 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Jurby |
Pauline Berrie and Luke (WhatsApp) |
| December 20, 2019 | 11:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Mooar, Maughold head |
Laura (WhatsApp) |
| December 19, 2019 | 11:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
North of Calf Sound |
Vannin Veg |
| December 16, 2019 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Calf Sound to Peel |
Vannin Veg and Rachel |
| December 15, 2019 | 14:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel breakwater to Devil’s Elbow |
Sophie and Rachel (WhatsApp) |
| December 9, 2019 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Mooar |
Laura (WhatsApp) |
| December 7, 2019 | 09:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Laxey bay to Marine drive |
Ruth Tickle and Bev (WhatsApp) |
| December 4, 2019 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Bow riding | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Danny McElroy |
| December 3, 2019 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Maughold to Port Mooar |
Laura and Carol Callow |
| December 2, 2019 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Not recorded | 20 |
Ramsey bay |
Dennis Desborough |
| December 2, 2019 | 12:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Maughold head |
Clare Brook |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |