Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2021 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel bay |
Janis |
| January 27, 2021 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
The Sound to Port Erin bay |
Nhodsom, Adam Creggin |
| January 27, 2021 | 14:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| January 27, 2021 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Peel bay |
Lisa Gale, Mandy Hewes |
| January 15, 2021 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Jude Needham, Roy Baker |
| January 13, 2021 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Peel hill |
Neil Watterson |
| January 13, 2021 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Glen Maye to Peel |
Liz Shergold, Keira Watterson, Roy Baker |
| January 1, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 45 |
Approx. half a mile West of Glen Maye |
Peel Lifeboat |
| December 30, 2020 | 10:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 285 |
Douglas head to Scarlett |
John Harper and others |
| December 29, 2020 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
The ledges PSM war memorial |
Neil |
| December 29, 2020 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Shore road Gansey. Opposite the hotel. |
Neil |
| December 28, 2020 | 09:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
1 mile off Maughold head |
Nichola Jane |
| December 28, 2020 | 12:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Too many to mention |
| December 27, 2020 | 14:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Peel breakwater |
Liz Charter |
| December 25, 2020 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 20 | Leaping | 45 |
Middle of Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
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 |