Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2017 | 14:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
North of the Sound |
Anne-Marie Clark |
| December 2, 2017 | 08:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Cornaa to Laxy |
Lizzie Turner |
| November 18, 2017 | 10:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Sugarloaf |
Martin Lambden |
| November 17, 2017 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Groudle Glenn Sea Lion Rocks near Onchan |
Christine Price |
| November 17, 2017 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Leaping | 80 |
Port Mooar to Ramsey bay |
Alan Cook and Julie Corteen |
| November 15, 2017 | 16:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Kevin Campbell |
| November 14, 2017 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 60 | 20 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Cornaa |
Lizzie Turner |
| November 12, 2017 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 16 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Santon Gorge |
Neil Barron |
| November 12, 2017 | 13:10 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Trevor Nelson |
| November 11, 2017 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive, Toll gate |
Melissa Cooil |
| November 11, 2017 | 14:38 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Maughold-Cornaa |
Poppy Evans, Anna Kerruish |
| November 11, 2017 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Mrs Lechański |
| November 11, 2017 | 09:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Marine drive |
Anon |
| November 6, 2017 | 08:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas head |
Andy Atkinson |
| November 5, 2017 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Langness lighthouse |
Jill, Kath, Maureen, Nigel |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |