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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |