Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2020 | 10:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 95 |
Marine drive toll gate |
MWDW and others | |
| September 29, 2020 | 09:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Vannin Veg |
| September 29, 2020 | 16:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
End of airport runway, Turkeylands |
Vannin Veg |
| September 28, 2020 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fenella beach |
Dave Corkish |
| September 27, 2020 | 09:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
GrahamHall, Gemini boat trips |
| September 27, 2020 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW, Michael George |
| September 27, 2020 | 16:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Perwick bay, Port St Mary |
Phill M. |
| September 23, 2020 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
1 mile off Port Grenaugh |
Darren Watterson |
| September 22, 2020 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Inshore Douglas head |
Many |
| September 21, 2020 | 12:45 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Neil |
| September 21, 2020 | 11:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 270 |
Close in Marine drive and Douglas head |
MWDW and others |
| September 21, 2020 | 11:10 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine drive Arches- far offshore |
MWDW |
| September 20, 2020 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas bay |
MWDW and others |
| September 20, 2020 | 12:30 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Offshore from Marine drive, near wind farm. Seen blowing |
MWDW |
| September 20, 2020 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 0 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Very close inshore Marine drive-Douglas head |
MWDW |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J |