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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts |