Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2017 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 80 | 20 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Between the Calf and Langness |
Nick Cowell, Martin Lampden |
| February 3, 2017 | 14:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
150m off Peel breakwater |
David Wright |
| January 29, 2017 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 80 |
Port-e-vullen |
kebaoffshore/Anna Kerruish |
| January 17, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Douglas Head |
Pete Quirk |
| January 8, 2017 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
North of Langness |
Peter Broadhurst |
| January 7, 2017 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Garwick bay, Baldrine |
Georgina Franks |
| January 7, 2017 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 100 | 0 | Leaping | 240 |
Dalby-Peel Breakwater |
Peter Hewes, Peel breakwater kiosk, Kim Tastagh and others |
| January 7, 2017 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Douglas head |
Tom Brook |
| January 2, 2017 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Langness to the Calf |
Peter Coxhead, Andy Watson, Matt Cory, Martin Lampden |
| December 30, 2016 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Eastern side of Langness |
Nick Webb |
| December 30, 2016 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 200 |
Marine Drive |
Brian Sneddon, Kevin Campbell, Tom Brook |
| December 26, 2016 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Dhoon Bay 200m off beach |
Steve Taggart |
| December 24, 2016 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Marine drive |
Colin Quayle |
| December 18, 2016 | 11:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Langness |
Nigel and Maureen Morgan |
| December 18, 2016 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Langness |
Derek Callister |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |