Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2020 | 10:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Niarbyl |
MWDW, Keirron & Kim Tastagh |
| June 2, 2020 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Bradda head |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| June 2, 2020 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary |
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| June 2, 2020 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Port St Mary |
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| June 2, 2020 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary |
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| June 2, 2020 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Ballaugh beach |
Lyndsay B |
| June 1, 2020 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Sartfield |
Anita |
| June 1, 2020 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Blue point |
Haz Rutter |
| May 31, 2020 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel Breakwater |
MWDW |
| May 30, 2020 | 13:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Point of Ayre |
Lynda Quayle, Teresa Williams |
| May 29, 2020 | 20:45 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
about 4 miles off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| May 28, 2020 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Kirk Michael |
Shaun Gelling |
| May 27, 2020 | 08:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Scarlett |
geoffrey rimmer |
| May 27, 2020 | 17:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 360 |
Point of Ayre to Peel to Glen Wyllin |
Too many to mention |
| May 27, 2020 | 17:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of Sugarloaf |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
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 |