Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2018 | 08:20 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
South of Chicken rocks |
Darren Watterson |
| February 7, 2018 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Laxey to Bulgham |
Alan Corlett, Lizzie, Mandy Maynard Wise |
| February 6, 2018 | 10:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Not recorded | 15 |
Clay head |
Callum Perry |
| February 4, 2018 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Neil Barron |
| February 3, 2018 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Brian Liggins |
| February 2, 2018 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Andy Mckinlay |
| February 2, 2018 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Cornaa |
Denise Moore and others |
| January 26, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 135 | 15 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Groudle to Derbyhaven |
Too many to mention |
| January 10, 2018 | 13:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Cornaa |
Mike Prior |
| January 5, 2018 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Ian Wilcock |
| January 5, 2018 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 0 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Maughold to Groudle |
Pete Lumb, Laura, Tara Dunk and others |
| December 22, 2017 | 13:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
500 metres east of the Stack, Castletown Bay. |
Peter Quirk |
| December 18, 2017 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Normal swimming | 200 |
Cornaa to Douglas bay and Marine drive |
Anna Kerruish, Neil Barron, Kevin Campbell and others |
| December 18, 2017 | 08:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cornaa |
Anna Kerruish |
| December 10, 2017 | 14:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
North of the Sound |
Anne-Marie Clark |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor |