Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2022 | 17:55 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
NNW of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| September 15, 2022 | 09:00 | Common Dolphin | 150 | 50 | Bow riding | 20 |
2 miles off Peel |
New Dawn |
| September 14, 2022 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Marine drive |
Pawel G |
| September 13, 2022 | 15:50 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 50 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| September 12, 2022 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| September 10, 2022 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
SE of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| September 10, 2022 | 12:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Ian Wilcock |
| September 9, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Chickens, Calf of Man |
Catrin Ferguson |
| September 8, 2022 | 16:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 12 |
SSE of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| September 8, 2022 | 17:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SSE of Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| September 8, 2022 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
South of the Sound |
Sue_Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 2, 2022 | 17:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 65 |
Douglas Bay |
France Heckel and others |
| September 2, 2022 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Dhoon beach |
Owen Atkinson |
| August 28, 2022 | 10:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 35 |
Ramsey Bay |
Andrea & Robert |
| August 28, 2022 | 15:30 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Logging on surface | 15 |
Off Langness |
Mike Dunn |
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 |