Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2022 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 240 |
Marine drive |
Various |
| August 28, 2022 | 06:50 | Common Dolphin | 40 | 30 | Bow riding | 120 |
4 miles west Chicken Rock |
Darren Watterson |
| August 27, 2022 | 11:50 | Swordfish | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
4.7 miles off Niarbyl |
MWDW |
| August 27, 2022 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel |
Lots of Peel folk |
| August 27, 2022 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 100 | 50 | Bow riding | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Luke Turkington and Rosa Hutchinson |
| August 26, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Castletown bay |
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| August 26, 2022 | 08:30 | Other | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
Atlantic bluefin tuna-15 miles west of Peel (just outside Manx waters) |
Alasdair Taylor |
| August 26, 2022 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Calf sound |
Kyla |
| August 25, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 20 | Bow riding | 20 |
1 mile off Peel |
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| August 25, 2022 | 12:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
1/2 a mile off Peel |
Kyle Bolton |
| August 25, 2022 | 14:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Langness |
Emma Watterson |
| August 23, 2022 | 20:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pooilvaaish |
Jan G |
| August 22, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Alex Fancis |
| August 14, 2022 | 17:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
Tom, Freddie Icke, Daniel Corkish, Sam Clare |
| August 14, 2022 | 15:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Bay |
Beryl Quayle |
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 |