Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Kirk Michael |
Ali and Luke |
| August 30, 2020 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Daryl Blake |
| August 24, 2020 | 17:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 180 |
Chasms- The Sound |
Richard, Jan & Nicky Cooil, Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 24, 2020 | 11:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 0 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Four winns |
| August 24, 2020 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
3-9m South of Sugarloaf |
Four Winns |
| August 24, 2020 | 16:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ayres Visitor Centre |
John Baker |
| August 24, 2020 | 20:10 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Cheryl Moorhouse |
| August 17, 2020 | 10:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Leaping | 70 |
Between Chasms and Port St Mary |
Liz Charter, Neil Barron, Kirrie Jenkins, Leigh Morris |
| August 15, 2020 | 08:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of the Calf |
Neil |
| August 15, 2020 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Bride |
Juan Lace |
| August 15, 2020 | 23:55 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Bow riding | 1 |
Clay head in the bioluminescence |
Kerry Fenna |
| August 12, 2020 | 13:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| August 12, 2020 | 18:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Gethin |
| August 12, 2020 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 264 |
Langness |
Many |
| August 12, 2020 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey |
Neil |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth |