Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2020 | 19:50 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
West of Port Erin |
Jackie Hall (Manx Basking Shark Watch) on Gemini |
| July 18, 2020 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 310 |
Gansey-Castletown Bay |
Erica S, James W, Carol M, Carl H |
| July 18, 2020 | 10:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 7 | 1 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Perwick Bay to Scarlett |
Neil |
| July 17, 2020 | 19:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Peel breakwater |
Mandy Hewes |
| July 16, 2020 | 13:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel Breakwater |
Bryony/MWDW |
| July 14, 2020 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Peel bay between beach and groyne |
Many |
| July 13, 2020 | 15:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Ruth Black, Caroline Lyon |
| July 11, 2020 | 21:00 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
4m NE of Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| July 7, 2020 | 12:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
Peel Hill. |
Sara Johnson |
| July 5, 2020 | 15:30 | Common Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
West of the Sound |
MWDW and others |
| July 4, 2020 | 17:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Point of Ayre |
Kevin Kallow |
| July 2, 2020 | 11:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Neil |
| July 1, 2020 | 22:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
MWDW |
| June 26, 2020 | 09:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
500m off the PSM war memorial |
Neil |
| June 25, 2020 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
North of Niarbyl point |
Allen S. Moore |
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 |