Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |