Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2022 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Gansey bay |
Robyn, Matthew and Thomas |
| October 11, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
The Sound-going through little sound |
Ali Waddell |
| October 10, 2022 | 16:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
MWDW |
| October 10, 2022 | 16:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Road closure end, Marine drive |
MWDW |
| October 8, 2022 | 13:45 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary |
Phill M |
| October 8, 2022 | 15:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 1 |
Big Head, Calf of Man |
Calf of Man Bird Obs team |
| October 8, 2022 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port Grenaugh-Port Soderick |
Elan Shipton, Matthew Dawson |
| October 8, 2022 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive-Pigeon Stream |
Steve Wright |
| October 7, 2022 | 14:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Adam Denard |
| October 6, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary |
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| October 5, 2022 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 5, 2022 | 16:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Spy hopping | 2 |
Kallow point |
Kris Breadner, Chris Callow |
| October 3, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Castle |
Mandy and MWDW |
| October 2, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
About 3 Km East of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 2, 2022 | 10:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 420 |
1 Km East of Laxey bay |
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 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 |