Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2023 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Peel bay- within 5 metres of the shore |
Jorden Hurst |
| January 28, 2023 | 15:26 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Mooar |
Elly-Jane Crellin |
| January 27, 2023 | 08:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Peel-Smeale |
Charlotte lee, Andrew Adam and others |
| January 27, 2023 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Leaping | 210 |
Between Laxey-Dhoon-Maughold and back |
Adam, John B, Paul Q, Shane S, |
| January 26, 2023 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 28 | 2 | Leaping | 140 |
Laxey and Garwick |
Shane Stigant, Barbara Jepson, Alice Quayle |
| January 18, 2023 | 12:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 18, 2023 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Port Mooar to Maughold |
Danny Kermeen |
| January 15, 2023 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Not recorded |
| January 14, 2023 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 14, 2023 | 15:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Peel bay |
Jo Callister |
| January 9, 2023 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
2 km SE of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 8, 2023 | 11:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 7, 2023 | 08:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 15 | Feeding or foraging | 35 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2023 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 20 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine drive |
Darren Lillie |
| January 3, 2023 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 30 |
Scarlett point |
Richard Wild |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer |