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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |