Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2024 | 17:05 | Common dolphin | 8 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
9 Miles off Peel |
David Crozier |
| May 28, 2024 | 10:00 | Common dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 40 |
4 Miles off Douglas |
Helen, Neil and Zeb |
| May 27, 2024 | 18:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 100 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man |
| May 26, 2024 | 16:20 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Lee |
| May 26, 2024 | 11:15 | Common dolphin | 10 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
7 miles off Niarbyl |
Dermot Shimmin |
| May 26, 2024 | 11:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
9 miles off Niarbyl |
Dermot Shimmin | |
| May 25, 2024 | 11:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 5 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
| May 25, 2024 | 14:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Douglas head |
Andrew Laidlaw |
| May 24, 2024 | 18:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 24, 2024 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Port Erin Bay |
Alexander Hextall |
| May 24, 2024 | 12:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Interacting with basking shark | 15 |
3 kms off Scarlett point |
Tom |
| May 24, 2024 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Glen Wyllin |
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| May 24, 2024 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Fanella Beach |
Ellie and Stanley |
| May 22, 2024 | 08:45 | White-beaked dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
10 miles from Douglas. Seen from the Steam-packet ferry. |
Britta Potyka |
| May 21, 2024 | 15:45 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bradda Head |
Sue and Carol |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| 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 |