Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 29, 2020 13:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 50

Peel bay

Mandy Hewes
July 29, 2020 15:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Peel bay

MWDW
July 29, 2020 17:20 Common Dolphin 55 5 Fast swim or porpoising 30

The Stack, Calf of Man

Alan Taylor (Gemini Charter)
July 28, 2020 15:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

East of the Sound

MWDW
July 28, 2020 15:30 Unidentified Small Cetacean 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

East of the Sound near black head

MWDW
July 28, 2020 18:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 40

Peel bay

MWDW
July 27, 2020 19:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Peel bay

MWDW
July 26, 2020 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 25 5 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Peel Castle

Many
July 25, 2020 15:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 25 5 Feeding or foraging 60

Peel Breakwater

Chris, Gaz
July 25, 2020 17:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel

Jenny Bury, MWDW
July 24, 2020 05:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 4

Ramsey

Sue Bottell
July 24, 2020 11:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 30 5 Leaping 130

From Bradda head to Niarbyl

Stu, Kirrie & Philip Jenkins
July 23, 2020 15:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Leaping 10

Peel Castle

Finlay, Natalie and Danielle Tucker
July 21, 2020 12:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

Peel Bay

David Beard
July 21, 2020 08:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 175

Peel bay

Mandy H, Ian & Sam the Collie

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