Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay, Creg Malin end |
Jim |
| December 19, 2022 | 10:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Bradda head |
Not recorded |
| December 16, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 15 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Laxey bay |
Danny Kermeen, then Shane Stigant |
| December 14, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 5 |
Half mile off Jurby |
Girts Prizevs |
| December 12, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of Jurby |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
| December 12, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Lhen |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
| December 11, 2022 | 10:35 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Richard Wild |
| December 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| December 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| November 29, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel bay and Castle |
Lisa, Roy, MWDW |
| November 28, 2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 270 |
Peel-Niarbyl-Peel |
Katherine Bergin |
| November 27, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Andy Baxendale |
| November 22, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
North end of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock |