Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2018 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Graham Bayliss |
| February 19, 2018 | 15:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 75 |
Port Soderick |
Ian Wilcock |
| February 19, 2018 | 13:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Bay |
Cath Hinks |
| February 17, 2018 | 10:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive |
Neil Barron |
| February 17, 2018 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Neil Barron |
| February 17, 2018 | 14:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Groudle to Port Soderick to Fort Island |
Brent Thomas, Joanne Rotherham, Dawn Fennell, David Bury |
| February 13, 2018 | 16:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Vivienne Liu |
| February 7, 2018 | 08:20 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
South of Chicken rocks |
Darren Watterson |
| February 7, 2018 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Laxey to Bulgham |
Alan Corlett, Lizzie, Mandy Maynard Wise |
| February 6, 2018 | 10:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Not recorded | 15 |
Clay head |
Callum Perry |
| February 4, 2018 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Neil Barron |
| February 3, 2018 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Brian Liggins |
| February 2, 2018 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Andy Mckinlay |
| February 2, 2018 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Cornaa |
Denise Moore and others |
| January 26, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 135 | 15 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Groudle to Derbyhaven |
Too many to mention |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |