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