Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2017 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Graham and Jackie Hall |
| April 17, 2017 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Spanish head |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| April 12, 2017 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Langness |
The Bromiley Family |
| April 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas |
Danny Kermeen, Cameron Pike |
| April 2, 2017 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 11 |
South of Langness |
Vicky Taylor | |
| April 1, 2017 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Rue Point, Andreas. |
Nick Pinder |
| April 1, 2017 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Onchan Head |
Dylan Yates |
| April 1, 2017 | 11:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 55 |
South west of Point of Ayre |
Colin Gundry |
| April 1, 2017 | 12:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas head |
Colin Cowie |
| March 24, 2017 | 17:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 90 |
Port Mooar-Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant, Anna Kerruish |
| March 23, 2017 | 12:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Renée Heginbotham |
| March 20, 2017 | 12:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Douglas lighthouse |
Nathan Davies |
| March 13, 2017 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
| March 9, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel breakwater |
Liz Charter, Gail Jeffcoate, Tim Earl |
| March 6, 2017 | 12:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary |
Carol Woodall and Sue Whittaker |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter |