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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| 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 |