Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia |