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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |