Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| December 17, 2016 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
400m SE Maughold Head |
Steve Taggart |
| December 17, 2016 | 12:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
West coast |
Anon |
| December 8, 2016 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 22 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 18 |
Marine Drive |
Chris Tovell and Shirley Moore |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader |