Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
February 28, 2016 07:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 75 5 Normal swimming 15

Douglas to Port Soderick

John Corteen
February 24, 2016 13:10 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Blowing 30

Marine drive

Kylie Rollins
February 15, 2016 16:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 60

Port Mooar to Clay head

Shane Stigant, Sowrey family
February 14, 2016 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 Normal swimming 15

1 km off Port Soderick

John Collister
February 14, 2016 13:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Not recorded 2

Langness

Anne-Marie Clark
February 9, 2016 13:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 100 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
January 18, 2016 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 45

West of The Sound

Mike Craine
January 16, 2016 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 90

Niarbyl to The Calf

The Wattersons, Martin Lambden and Sound Cafe
January 16, 2016 15:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 100 0 Fast swim or porpoising 70

Marine Drive

Stuart Perks, Gavin Carter
December 27, 2015 09:37 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 10

Between Santon Gorge and Derbyhaven

Kylie
December 27, 2015 08:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 65

Bulgham bay – Douglas Bay

Shane Stigant
December 27, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Jack – Douglas lighthouse.

Shelley & Chris Kilpatrick
December 25, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Adam and Margaret Kelly
December 22, 2015 11:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 10

Fort Island, Langness

Cassie Kennaugh
November 26, 2015 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 120

Cornaa-Laxey

Unknown

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke