Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 11, 2020 13:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 50

Peel bay

Sarah, Erin, MWDW
April 11, 2020 18:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Laxey Bay.

R-Fisher
April 10, 2020 14:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Glen Wyllin

indigo astick
April 10, 2020 16:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 105

Fenella-White strand

Caz, Mark, Ange, MWDW
April 9, 2020 12:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Leaping 20

Port Soderick

John Cowin
April 9, 2020 12:05 Bottlenose Dolphin 11 1 Fast swim or porpoising 140

Port Jack – Groudle

Gill Connor, Joanne O’ Neil, Christine Lowe, R-Fisher
April 9, 2020 12:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Peel Breakwater

Sarah Flack
April 8, 2020 14:45 Risso’s Dolphin 5 1 Normal swimming 10

Carrick Bay, Port st Mary

April 8, 2020 20:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Peel bay

Danny, Mike Davis
April 8, 2020 19:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

South Laxey bay, Clay head

R-Fisher
April 7, 2020 09:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Ayres Nature Reserve

Ayres warden
April 6, 2020 18:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 10

Peel hill

April 3, 2020 14:05 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Peel Bay (2 meters from shore line)

Ian, Natalie, Ava & Dylan Judd
April 1, 2020 18:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Peel castle then Peel Bay

Bryony and Peachy
March 31, 2020 17:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 40 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

6 miles off Douglas

Ben My Chree

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall