Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 20, 2020 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 60

Ramsey North beach

Charles Shimmin, Ralph Mooney, Gemma Herth
September 19, 2020 13:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Douglas head

Andy Mars
September 18, 2020 10:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Helen Skillicorn
September 18, 2020 15:25 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Turkeylands

Neil
September 17, 2020 18:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 60

Peel bay

Sara Johnson, plus others
September 16, 2020 15:00 Common Dolphin 50 0 Bow riding 20

The Calf-Port Erin

Jase Whittaker
September 15, 2020 09:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 20

Glen Wyllin beach

David O’Flanagan
September 11, 2020 18:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 Leaping 90

Ramsey bay

Barry Murphey, Ruth Gale
September 10, 2020 12:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 10

Peel bay

Adam Denard
September 4, 2020 15:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel Bay

Sarah Lowe, Julie Faragher, Ruth M Black
September 3, 2020 12:20 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

East of the Sound

Neil
September 2, 2020 18:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 5

Peel castle

Amy Fenlon
September 1, 2020 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 30

Peel Breakwater

Karen Corkil
August 31, 2020 07:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel Breakwater

Mann Photos
August 30, 2020 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Stack (Calf of Man)

Nina & Dermot Shimmin

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