Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2019 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 90 |
Peel Castle to Glen Maye |
Julie Kavanagh, Danny |
| January 24, 2019 | 14:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Fleshwick |
Neil Barron |
| January 20, 2019 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Bow riding | 10 |
1 mile North of the Calf |
Ian Wilkinson (Port Erin RNLI) |
| January 20, 2019 | 11:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Chicken rock, SW of the Calf |
Ian Wilkinson (Port Erin RNLI) |
| January 17, 2019 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 80 | 20 | Leaping | 60 |
Off Dhoon Beach |
Penny Cronin |
| January 15, 2019 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 80 | 20 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine drive |
Anne Alcock |
| January 14, 2019 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Neil Barron |
| January 12, 2019 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Mike Kelly and Neil Barron |
| January 10, 2019 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Steve Gale |
| January 10, 2019 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Maughold to Cornaa |
Gez Sowrey and others |
| January 9, 2019 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Half mile off Onchan Head |
Matt Cory and many others |
| January 9, 2019 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Port Soderick to Langness |
Richard Norris and MWDW |
| January 9, 2019 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Port Soderick |
MWDW |
| January 6, 2019 | 08:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 410 |
Maughold to Groudle, especially Laxey |
Too many to mention |
| January 5, 2019 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Jones |
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 |