Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2022 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | Leaping | 90 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Sam Bowers, Aron Sapsford | |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Bay |
Dave Maddrell |
| August 7, 2022 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Helena Zoe Warren |
| August 6, 2022 | 10:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Ten miles NW of Calf Sound. |
Dermot Shimmin |
| August 4, 2022 | 09:30 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
2 mile off Niarbyl |
Max Crookall |
| August 4, 2022 | 19:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel- by the lifeboat slip |
Vicky and Andy Walmsley |
| August 3, 2022 | 17:55 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Driving fish onto sandbank | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Julia Devlin |
| August 1, 2022 | 08:00 | Common Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Chicken rock tidal stream |
Calf wardens |
| July 30, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Not recorded |
| July 30, 2022 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Bay. |
Andrew Lang |
| July 29, 2022 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Cronk Beach, Ballaugh, 25 metres off shore. |
T Young |
| July 28, 2022 | 18:30 | Common Dolphin | 500 | 10 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
10 miles west of Peel |
Not recorded |
| July 27, 2022 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bradda head |
Cheryl M |
| July 27, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 400 |
Gansey bay to Spanish head |
Ranulf Lucas, John Rimmer, Calf wardens, Richard Cowin |
| July 26, 2022 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gansey, opposite the Shore hotel |
Megan Guy, Joanna Kinley and others |
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 |