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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |