Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
S of Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
SW of Sound |
Carol, Sue Bill |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 35 |
North and South of the Sound |
Carol Sue, Bill, Terasa Williams |
| July 8, 2017 | 19:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 3 |
West of Sound |
Robin Settrey | |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Between Bay Stacka and Perwick |
Nina Shimmin | |
| July 8, 2017 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Aldrick to Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
| July 8, 2017 | 13:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Peel Breakwater-Niarbyl |
Many |
| July 7, 2017 | 20:18 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
North of the Sound |
Bill, Sue &Carol |
| July 7, 2017 | 19:40 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
4miles north west of the Sound |
Rob, Bill, Sue & Carol |
| July 7, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Sue, Carol, Bil |
| July 7, 2017 | 15:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue, Bill |
| July 7, 2017 | 16:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Carol Woodall | |
| July 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Hill |
janice richard cooil |
| July 6, 2017 | 13:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off Spanish Head |
Neil |
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy |