Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
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