Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2020 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 75 |
Peel bay |
Kim, Lou, Mike (WhatsApp), Ian and Sam the collie, Katie Morgan |
| June 25, 2020 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
West of the Sound |
John Rimmer |
| June 25, 2020 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Leaping | 190 |
Maughold -Douglas bay |
Paul Griffiths, Louise Stewart, Amy Fenlon, Jason Taylor |
| June 24, 2020 | 13:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
East of the sound |
MWDW plus tourist boats |
| June 24, 2020 | 14:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East of the Sound |
MWDW |
| June 24, 2020 | 14:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Peel castle |
Jerry Jones, Mandy Hewes |
| June 24, 2020 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Lhen |
Rob Riley |
| June 24, 2020 | 13:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Whitestrand |
Ian Young |
| June 20, 2020 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Peel headlands |
Oliver |
| June 19, 2020 | 16:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Peel bay |
David Peach, Ian & Dylan Judd, Amy Shelton |
| June 18, 2020 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Ali Robertson & Luke Roberts |
| June 18, 2020 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
8 mile west of Chicken rock (Calf of Man) |
|
| June 17, 2020 | 11:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Scarlett |
Mal Stewart |
| June 17, 2020 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Driving fish onto sandbank | 10 |
Dog Mills |
Sue Corrin |
| June 16, 2020 | 17:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1.5miles SE of Douglas Head |
Pete Quirk Salar II |
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 |