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
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher