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