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
June 30, 2022 16:24 0 0 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
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