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
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann