Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Terry taxi and others |
| March 26, 2022 | 07:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel bay |
MWDW |
| March 25, 2022 | 10:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Peel bay |
Lisa Whear |
| March 25, 2022 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Pawel G. |
| March 25, 2022 | 13:10 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 25 | 15 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Angela Guest |
| March 24, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Head lighthouse |
Val Galpin |
| March 24, 2022 | 09:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive |
Pawel G |
| March 24, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Langness |
Pawel G |
| March 24, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Glen Maye |
Not recorded |
| March 23, 2022 | 18:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Driving fish onto sandbank | 30 |
Ballaugh Beach |
Susie and Liz Brunswick |
| March 22, 2022 | 18:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel castle |
Nicola Dixon |
| March 18, 2022 | 10:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Mike Kelly |
| March 14, 2022 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 12 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Mid Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| March 12, 2022 | 15:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Alasdair Sutherland |
| March 11, 2022 | 17:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Ben-my-Chree |
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 |