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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |