Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Andy Baxendale |
| November 22, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
North end of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 15, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
2Km off Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 13, 2022 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel castle |
MWDW |
| November 12, 2022 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel castle |
Amy, Kevin Walmsley |
| November 6, 2022 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 5, 2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Peel bay |
Birds IOM |
| November 4, 2022 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 51 | 2 | Leaping | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 1, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Laxey-/maughold |
Cheryl Southgate |
| October 19, 2022 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Douglas harbour seen from the Ben |
Gareth John |
| October 12, 2022 | 15:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
MWDW |
| October 11, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Barrule |
| October 11, 2022 | 17:28 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf oif Man Bird Observatory Team |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson |