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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |