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 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 |