Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2022 | 17:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Dave Corkish |
| March 3, 2022 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Bow riding | 15 |
Maughold |
Jason Taylor |
| February 28, 2022 | 16:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Devils Elbow |
A. Martin |
| February 21, 2022 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Andrewc Craine |
| February 9, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Fenella beach, Peel |
Rachel Jackson |
| February 7, 2022 | 16:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
25 metres off Glen Maye beach |
Neil and Glennis Corkill |
| February 7, 2022 | 08:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
Douglas head, from Ben-my-Chree |
David Nattrass |
| January 30, 2022 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Laxey to Marine drive |
Too many to mention |
| January 20, 2022 | 16:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
White Strand beach |
Scott Baker |
| January 14, 2022 | 08:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Peel bay and headlands |
Mandy, Lara, Lisa |
| January 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine drive |
Pawel Garczynski |
| January 11, 2022 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Langness |
Pawel Garczynski |
| January 7, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Kallow Point |
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| December 28, 2021 | 13:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Maughold head |
Martyn |
| December 24, 2021 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Erin |
Sarah Kinrade |
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 |