Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2019 | 11:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Sound |
Neil |
| March 15, 2019 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Douglas Head |
Lisa Niemy |
| March 4, 2019 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
| March 1, 2019 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 55 | 15 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Peel to The Sound |
Too many to mention |
| February 26, 2019 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Neil Barron |
| February 25, 2019 | 17:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
The Sound |
Neil Barron |
| February 16, 2019 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
The Lhen |
Jennie Crellin |
| February 14, 2019 | 08:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Langness |
Em Cleator |
| February 11, 2019 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Maughold/Port Mooar |
Carol, Anna |
| February 11, 2019 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Gary Brain |
| February 10, 2019 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
1/4 mile off Bradda head |
RNLI |
| February 10, 2019 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Gary Brain |
| February 1, 2019 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Drinking Dragon |
Neil Barron |
| January 30, 2019 | 15:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey Bay |
Jenny Bury |
| January 28, 2019 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Port Mooar to Ramsey Bay |
Many |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |