Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
East of the Calf |
Susie MacKenzie Fidlin |
| November 20, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off Sugarloaf |
Mike ritchie |
| November 13, 2016 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Douglas bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 13, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
1 Km off Marine drive |
Shane Stigant |
| November 6, 2016 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dog Mills |
Will Quayle |
| November 6, 2016 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Laxey |
Tom Parish |
| October 30, 2016 | 10:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Little Ness |
Pete Quirk |
| October 30, 2016 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
| October 29, 2016 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| October 28, 2016 | 11:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Head |
Phil Kneen |
| October 28, 2016 | 16:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Marine Drive Toll gate |
Neil Clague |
| October 28, 2016 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Pigeon Stream Marine Drive |
Neil Clague |
| October 28, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Douglas |
Shane Stigant |
| October 28, 2016 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 7 |
Peel |
MWDW |
| October 21, 2016 | 09:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 75 |
Douglas Head |
Liz Vipond, Andy Watson |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |