Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant and Flik |
| September 29, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 28, 2022 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Clay Head side of Laxey bay. |
Shane Stigant |
| September 28, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
Laxey bay |
Christine Blevins |
| September 27, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 26, 2022 | 15:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive, tollgates |
Jay |
| September 25, 2022 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Santon head |
Jacqueline Yates |
| September 24, 2022 | 13:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive, Port Soderick end |
Mai Fuller |
| September 23, 2022 | 19:20 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine drive |
Rosina casson |
| September 23, 2022 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off the Chasms |
Robert Fisher |
| September 22, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Mid Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 22, 2022 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:30 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
S of Bradda Head |
Carol & Sue |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Erin breakwater |
Sue_Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Niarbyl |
Maurice |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies |