Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| June 6, 2022 | 19:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
15 miles off Port Erin |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 6, 2022 | 19:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
12 miles west of Port Erin |
Nina Shimmin |
| June 6, 2022 | 10:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
2.5 miles off Jurby |
Luke |
| June 6, 2022 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Sputh east of the Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| June 4, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Bow riding | 30 |
10miles North of Peel |
Derek and Sarah O’Reilly |
| June 2, 2022 | 14:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
2 miles west of the Stack-Calf of Man |
Laura Stewart |
| May 31, 2022 | 17:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Not recorded |
| May 28, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Bow riding | 5 |
12 Miles SE of Douglas |
Neil Morrison |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |