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