Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 | 07:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Mandy Maynard Wise |
| May 6, 2016 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Mike Craine/Nick Gordon |
| May 5, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Langness |
Mike Craine |
| May 2, 2016 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Rachel Jackson |
| April 29, 2016 | 10:52 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East of the Calf |
Bill Holgate |
| April 27, 2016 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Keith and Barbara Uren |
| April 25, 2016 | 19:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Dhoon bay |
Joseph |
| April 24, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 20 |
Douglas head |
Simon & Erin Jeffs |
| April 20, 2016 | 08:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Maggie Shutler |
| April 20, 2016 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Calf of Man |
Sue Leeming (aboard Gemini) |
| April 19, 2016 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Dave Corkish |
| April 19, 2016 | 11:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1 mile off Scarlett |
Adam and Margaret Kelly |
| April 18, 2016 | 19:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
By the old Howstrake camp |
Fiona |
| April 18, 2016 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Groudle |
Nicola Mcsween |
| April 17, 2016 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Douglas Head |
Steve Wright |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| 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 |