Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2016 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
| March 6, 2016 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 30 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Laxey bay to the Calf |
Mr Griffiths, Terri Wilcox, Dave Smith, Jackie and Graham Hall |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |