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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |