Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2021 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 65 | 10 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin-Peel |
Rob Weight, Capella, Cheryl, Nigel and Trevor |
| December 19, 2021 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ballaghennie, Ayres |
Nick Pinder |
| December 18, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Bow riding | 10 |
Bradda head |
John Baker |
| December 16, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Hannah |
| December 15, 2021 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Douglas breakwater |
Dave Corkish |
| December 12, 2021 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| December 12, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Bay |
Allen S. Moore, Keith Johnson, Ivor Roberts, Leonie |
| December 9, 2021 | 08:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey Bay |
Alice Quayle |
| December 4, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 18 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| December 2, 2021 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Maughold |
Jo Ashcroft |
| November 23, 2021 | 13:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Bow riding | 15 |
3 miles off Maughold |
Barrule |
| November 22, 2021 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Ayres Visitor Centre (Ballaghennie) |
Stephen Meadows FRICS |
| November 22, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Eary Cushlin |
Matthew Dawson |
| November 14, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Helen Davies |
| November 13, 2021 | 07:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Perwick bay |
Jackie Hall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |