Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2024 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Port Erin to Castletown |
Jon Ward, Kimberley Parker |
| February 13, 2024 | 09:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Bow riding | 240 |
Laxey-Maughold |
Dylan Williamson, Jiffy Bus |
| February 11, 2024 | 09:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Normal swimming | 5 |
4 miles off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| February 11, 2024 | 15:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Sea Lion Rocks, Groudle |
Becca Winter |
| February 3, 2024 | 16:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Many |
| February 2, 2024 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Peel bay by bowling green |
Nadroj and Nikki Mac |
| January 26, 2024 | 12:10 | Bottlenose dolphin | 20 | 5 | Leaping | 50 |
Laxey bay -Clay head |
Andy Bool, Shane Stigant |
| January 18, 2024 | 09:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
5 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| January 17, 2024 | 10:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 13 | 2 | Leaping | 30 |
Laxey head |
Shane Stigant |
| January 13, 2024 | 14:30 | Humpback whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Cranstal (South of Point of Ayre) |
Jeremy Paul, Ryan Jones |
| January 12, 2024 | 10:40 | Common dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
1 mile out of Port Erin |
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| January 8, 2024 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bowling green end of Peel bay |
Chris Smith |
| January 7, 2024 | 13:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2024 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Edge of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 4, 2024 | 14:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
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 |