Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |