Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2017 | 08:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
West of The Sound |
Mark & Liz Harris |
| August 13, 2017 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 6 | Normal swimming | 20 |
North of the Calf |
Mary Drijfhout |
| August 13, 2017 | 09:00 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
North of Niarbyl |
Ian Judd |
| August 13, 2017 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Leaping | 30 |
Off Port Erin |
Susan jane alexander |
| August 13, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
South of the Sound |
MWDW |
| August 8, 2017 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Sugarloaf |
Port St Mary Boat excurtions |
| August 8, 2017 | 13:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Perwick bay |
Port st Mary boat excurtions |
| August 8, 2017 | 17:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Off Ramsey, Mooragh bay |
Pauline Johns and Alan Michael Garrett |
| August 8, 2017 | 13:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
3 miles off Peel |
Stephen Boland |
| August 5, 2017 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Cow harbour Calf of Man |
chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 4, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 4, 2017 | 13:00 | Humpback whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 105 |
Niarbyl-West of The Calf |
Andrew McGonnell, Sue and David Griffiths |
| July 29, 2017 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
West of the Calf of Man |
MWDW |
| July 25, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port St Mary |
MWDW |
| July 25, 2017 | 19:40 | Common Dolphin | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 45 |
W of Sound car park (top) |
Rhona & Robin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill |