Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |