Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
February 28, 2016 07:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 75 5 Normal swimming 15

Douglas to Port Soderick

John Corteen
February 24, 2016 13:10 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Blowing 30

Marine drive

Kylie Rollins
February 15, 2016 16:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 60

Port Mooar to Clay head

Shane Stigant, Sowrey family
February 14, 2016 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 Normal swimming 15

1 km off Port Soderick

John Collister
February 14, 2016 13:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Not recorded 2

Langness

Anne-Marie Clark
February 9, 2016 13:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 100 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
January 18, 2016 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 45

West of The Sound

Mike Craine
January 16, 2016 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 90

Niarbyl to The Calf

The Wattersons, Martin Lambden and Sound Cafe
January 16, 2016 15:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 100 0 Fast swim or porpoising 70

Marine Drive

Stuart Perks, Gavin Carter
December 27, 2015 09:37 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 10

Between Santon Gorge and Derbyhaven

Kylie
December 27, 2015 08:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 65

Bulgham bay – Douglas Bay

Shane Stigant
December 27, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Jack – Douglas lighthouse.

Shelley & Chris Kilpatrick
December 25, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Adam and Margaret Kelly
December 22, 2015 11:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 10

Fort Island, Langness

Cassie Kennaugh
November 26, 2015 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 120

Cornaa-Laxey

Unknown

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward