Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2016 | 15:56 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
West of The Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 5, 2016 | 13:47 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
2 miles off Port St Mary |
Stuart marshall |
| July 5, 2016 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Ramsey Bay |
Dilys Sowrey |
| July 3, 2016 | 17:08 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| July 3, 2016 | 08:50 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 5 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas, seen from Ben-My-Chree |
Anonymous |
| June 24, 2016 | 15:41 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| June 23, 2016 | 07:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 23, 2016 | 08:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 23, 2016 | 08:20 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 18, 2016 | 11:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Onchan Head |
David Cain |
| June 18, 2016 | 20:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
10 miles off Bradda head |
Dermot Shimmin | |
| June 17, 2016 | 21:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Ramsey Bay |
Eddie Sullivan & Colette Gambell |
| June 16, 2016 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Mark Kitching |
| June 16, 2016 | 20:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Diane Short |
| June 14, 2016 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 11 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Marine drive-Douglas head |
Anicka parkin |
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 |