Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2019 | 19:30 | Common Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
4 miles off Bradda head |
Ste Lee |
| January 4, 2019 | 08:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 275 |
Between Port Mooar and Maughold |
Laura, Elaine Murray and others |
| January 2, 2019 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
West of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| January 2, 2019 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Laura (Whats App group) |
| January 2, 2019 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of Point of Ayre |
Liza Fennell |
| January 1, 2019 | 12:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Cornaa |
Natalie Leung |
| December 27, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
The Ledges, Port St Mary |
Neil Barron |
| December 21, 2018 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey bay |
The Shed, Laxey |
| December 17, 2018 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Onchan to Groudle |
Chris Callow, Colin |
| November 27, 2018 | 12:00 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 5 |
2k off Chasms |
Neil Barron |
| November 26, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Peel breakwater |
Drew Humphries, Tony Middlemass etc. |
| November 25, 2018 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel castle |
Tom Felce |
| November 24, 2018 | 13:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Orrisdale Head to Peel |
Colin and Alan Moffatt |
| November 18, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Sugarloaf |
Caoilfhoinn Geraghty |
| November 11, 2018 | 10:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Glen Maye to Peel |
Brian Maddrell, Peel breakwater kiosk |
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 |