Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2019 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Off Maughold Lighthouse |
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| July 7, 2019 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
4 miles due east of Douglas |
Peter Quirk |
| July 6, 2019 | 13:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
The calf sound, down to south harbour |
Neil Barron |
| July 6, 2019 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Derbyhaven |
Sue & Bill Whittaker, Carol Woodall |
| July 6, 2019 | 20:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
S of Calf |
Sue & Carol |
| July 6, 2019 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
E Calf Sound |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 4, 2019 | 08:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Glenn Mooar, KM. |
Andy Ra |
| July 4, 2019 | 12:56 | Harbour Porpoise | 9 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Pani |
| July 4, 2019 | 08:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
SSE of Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 4, 2019 | 16:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| July 3, 2019 | 12:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Bay |
Neil barron |
| July 2, 2019 | 04:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 2 | Bow riding | 20 |
Calf of Man |
Wilkinson family |
| July 2, 2019 | 18:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
South of Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| July 1, 2019 | 11:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 15 | 5 | Leaping | 10 |
12 Nautical miles North West of Peel |
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| July 1, 2019 | 16:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Beach |
Stefanie Kerwin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| 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 |