Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2021 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Bow riding | 30 |
Ramsey bay |
Will Ward |
| August 26, 2021 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Leaping | 20 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Adam Tansley-Scales |
| August 25, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Santon |
Brian Smith |
| August 25, 2021 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Fenella beach |
Amy Shelton |
| August 25, 2021 | 13:15 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
1 mile off Onchan |
Adam Denard (Pride of Mann) |
| August 25, 2021 | 16:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dog Mills |
Vannin Veg |
| August 24, 2021 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Logging on surface | 10 |
East of the Calf |
Assistant Calf Warden |
| August 24, 2021 | 17:34 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| August 24, 2021 | 19:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| August 24, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel |
Cori Phillips |
| August 24, 2021 | 11:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Scarlett |
Yacht Kondor |
| August 24, 2021 | 11:40 | Common Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gansey bay |
Yacht Kondor |
| August 23, 2021 | 16:00 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Bow riding | 45 |
1 mile off Port Erin |
Peter Wood |
| August 23, 2021 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
South Harbour. |
Assistant Calf Warden |
| August 23, 2021 | 17:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |