Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2017 | 15:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
S of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 6, 2017 | 16:27 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker | |
| May 1, 2017 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
East of the Sound |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| April 28, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Close to the Red Buoy, Castletown Bay |
Pete Quirk |
| April 26, 2017 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Marine drive |
Hannah Hall | |
| April 23, 2017 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ramsey |
Danny Kermeen |
| April 20, 2017 | 20:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Laura |
| April 20, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Langness |
Neil and Glennis Corkill |
| April 17, 2017 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Graham and Jackie Hall |
| April 17, 2017 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Spanish head |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| April 12, 2017 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Langness |
The Bromiley Family |
| April 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas |
Danny Kermeen, Cameron Pike |
| April 2, 2017 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 11 |
South of Langness |
Vicky Taylor | |
| April 1, 2017 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Rue Point, Andreas. |
Nick Pinder |
| April 1, 2017 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Onchan Head |
Dylan Yates |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| 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 |