Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2024 | 16:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Interacting with swimmers | 10 |
Port Erin |
Debbie Wignall |
| March 4, 2024 | 15:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Port Erin bay |
Jan Sellors |
| March 3, 2024 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 30 |
Ramsey bay |
Laura | |
| March 2, 2024 | 10:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 0 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
2 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant, Jiffy Bus |
| March 2, 2024 | 15:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas to Onchan head |
James Robertson, Steve Leeson |
| March 2, 2024 | 09:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive, Pigeon Stream |
Sean Corlett |
| February 29, 2024 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin |
Shane Bedford |
| February 27, 2024 | 07:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Anna Graham |
| February 26, 2024 | 17:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | Leaping | 5 |
Astern of Manxman |
George Bridson | |
| February 26, 2024 | 17:30 | Common dolphin | 7 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| February 24, 2024 | 11:50 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | Normal swimming | 200 |
Groudle-Cornaa |
Steve Wright | |
| February 24, 2024 | 14:55 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Langness |
Chris |
| February 15, 2024 | 11:20 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Bow riding | 15 |
3 miles out of Laxey |
Jiffy Bus |
| February 15, 2024 | 16:55 | Bottlenose dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Douglas head-Marine drive |
Mike Quayle |
| February 14, 2024 | 12:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 130 |
Douglas bay |
Jenna Dunwell, Brian Liggins, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley |