Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2023 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Vincent Sider |
| February 17, 2023 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas lighthouse |
Not recorded |
| February 13, 2023 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
The Norris family |
| February 12, 2023 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Kelly Nickson |
| February 9, 2023 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Port Erin bay |
Jo Kinley |
| February 7, 2023 | 14:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Dave C |
| February 6, 2023 | 17:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
|
| February 4, 2023 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Ramsey bay |
Many |
| February 3, 2023 | 10:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Maughold head |
Shane Stigant |
| February 1, 2023 | 08:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Douglas bay |
Mo Parker-Child, Pauline Tait, Sarah Bullski and others |
| February 1, 2023 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 10 | Leaping | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 28, 2023 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Peel bay- within 5 metres of the shore |
Jorden Hurst |
| January 28, 2023 | 15:26 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Mooar |
Elly-Jane Crellin |
| January 27, 2023 | 08:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Peel-Smeale |
Charlotte lee, Andrew Adam and others |
| January 27, 2023 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Leaping | 210 |
Between Laxey-Dhoon-Maughold and back |
Adam, John B, Paul Q, Shane S, |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin |