Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2016 | 10:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Andy Watson |
| December 17, 2016 | 08:40 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Paul Ward |
| December 17, 2016 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
400m SE Maughold Head |
Steve Taggart |
| December 17, 2016 | 12:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
West coast |
Anon |
| December 8, 2016 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 22 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 18 |
Marine Drive |
Chris Tovell and Shirley Moore |
| December 8, 2016 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 75 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Miles Shimmin |
| December 2, 2016 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Peel Hill |
Phil Boothby |
| November 27, 2016 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
West of Kitterland |
Jo Middleton |
| November 26, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
East of the Calf |
Susie MacKenzie Fidlin |
| November 20, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off Sugarloaf |
Mike ritchie |
| November 13, 2016 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Douglas bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 13, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
1 Km off Marine drive |
Shane Stigant |
| November 6, 2016 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dog Mills |
Will Quayle |
| November 6, 2016 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Laxey |
Tom Parish |
| October 30, 2016 | 10:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Little Ness |
Pete Quirk |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater |