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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley |