Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 | 07:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Mandy Maynard Wise |
| May 6, 2016 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Mike Craine/Nick Gordon |
| May 5, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Langness |
Mike Craine |
| May 2, 2016 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Rachel Jackson |
| April 29, 2016 | 10:52 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East of the Calf |
Bill Holgate |
| April 27, 2016 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Keith and Barbara Uren |
| April 25, 2016 | 19:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Dhoon bay |
Joseph |
| April 24, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 20 |
Douglas head |
Simon & Erin Jeffs |
| April 20, 2016 | 08:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Maggie Shutler |
| April 20, 2016 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Calf of Man |
Sue Leeming (aboard Gemini) |
| April 19, 2016 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Dave Corkish |
| April 19, 2016 | 11:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1 mile off Scarlett |
Adam and Margaret Kelly |
| April 18, 2016 | 19:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
By the old Howstrake camp |
Fiona |
| April 18, 2016 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Groudle |
Nicola Mcsween |
| April 17, 2016 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Douglas Head |
Steve Wright |
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 |