Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
March 1, 2021 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 35

Peel bay-Castle

Nicky Ruddock, Matt Dean
February 28, 2021 09:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 0 Normal swimming 45

Clay head

John Barker
February 28, 2021 11:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 270

The Lhen-Glen Wyllin-Peel

Many
February 28, 2021 08:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 180

Sugarloaf/Black head

K Tastagh
February 28, 2021 09:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Garwick

John Barker
February 27, 2021 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Marine Drive toll gate

February 22, 2021 08:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 90

Dog Mills-Ramsey-Dog Mills

Sue Corrin plus others
February 22, 2021 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 6

Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve

David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
February 22, 2021 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Fast swim or porpoising 45

Port St Mary Ledges

Neil Barron
February 21, 2021 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay- by bowling green

MWDW
February 20, 2021 08:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Peel bay- by the groyne

Many
February 17, 2021 17:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel bay

Vicky and Andy Walsmley
February 16, 2021 13:55 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 20

Peel bay-headlands

Malcolm, Jorden Hurst
February 10, 2021 17:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 5

Niarbyl

Chris Watterson
February 3, 2021 15:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel Bay

Mandy Hewes

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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