Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 20:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Marine drive |
Dawn Alexandria |
| August 9, 2022 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Scarlett Point |
Laura Stewart, Becky Norrey, Ste Marsh |
| August 9, 2022 | 20:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
500m off Kallow Point, Port St Mary |
Ranulf Lucas |
| August 9, 2022 | 14:30 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 3 | Bow riding | 10 |
Back of calf of man |
Anthony Killeen |
| August 9, 2022 | 21:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel headlands |
Kelly | |
| August 8, 2022 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
South west of the Calf |
Robert Fisher |
| August 8, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of Drinking dragon, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| August 8, 2022 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of Sugarloaf |
Robert Fisher |
| August 8, 2022 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South west of Sugarloaf |
Robert Fisher |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Bay Fine |
Stephen Cowley |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Quarter of a mile out from Port st Mary breakwater |
Steve Knowles |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
The Bows, between Port Erin and the Sound |
Steve Knowles |
| August 7, 2022 | 17:05 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Half a mile out from Perwick |
Steve Knowles |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Peel bay to Fleshwick |
Too many to mention |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
6 miles off Peel |
Combine |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| 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 |