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 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin |