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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |