Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2023 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Marine drive-Scarlett |
Mike Kelly, Katrina Davis, Mai, James |
| January 2, 2023 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin |
Kate Hawkins |
| January 1, 2023 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 20 | Bow riding | 5 |
3 miles NW of Point of Ayre |
Paul Turton |
| December 28, 2022 | 16:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Ditte Smith |
| December 22, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay, Creg Malin end |
Jim |
| December 19, 2022 | 10:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Bradda head |
Not recorded |
| December 16, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 15 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Laxey bay |
Danny Kermeen, then Shane Stigant |
| December 14, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 5 |
Half mile off Jurby |
Girts Prizevs |
| December 12, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of Jurby |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
| December 12, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Lhen |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
| December 11, 2022 | 10:35 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Richard Wild |
| December 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| December 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| November 29, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel bay and Castle |
Lisa, Roy, MWDW |
| November 28, 2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 270 |
Peel-Niarbyl-Peel |
Katherine Bergin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |