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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts |