Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20, 2022 | 15:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Chicken rock, SW of the Calf of Man |
Jan G |
| June 16, 2022 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Phil M |
| June 15, 2022 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 6 |
1 mile south of Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 15, 2022 | 18:42 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 15, 2022 | 18:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
Carrick Bay |
Dermot Shimmin |
| June 15, 2022 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
7 miles south of port st mary |
Doug Patrick |
| June 15, 2022 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Logging on surface | 5 |
8 miles south of port st mary |
Doug Patrick |
| June 15, 2022 | 08:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
From Ben-my-Chree |
Andy Mcallister |
| June 14, 2022 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Scarlett Point |
ChristIne Dolan |
| June 12, 2022 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 75 |
Port Erin Bay |
Amy Clark and Anthony Brand |
| June 9, 2022 | 22:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 20 |
Peel bay |
Leanne Cubbon |
| June 8, 2022 | 21:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay, 100 metres off the Marine Hotel |
Andy Findlay, Terry Taxi, Samuel Irwin |
| June 7, 2022 | 17:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
1 mile off runway, Derbyhaven |
Four winns |
| June 7, 2022 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Calf |
Peter Kay |
| June 7, 2022 | 20:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Laxey bay-Onchan head |
Simone Forster, Charmaine Bentham |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam |