Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 22, 2020 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Tim Crookall |
| February 21, 2020 | 10:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
4 miles off Peel |
Chris |
| February 5, 2020 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Calf Sound |
Vanninveg |
| February 2, 2020 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Far end of Prom a few meters from the shore |
Ian Judd |
| February 2, 2020 | 13:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Inside Peel Bay |
Caitlin Dancox, Andy Corrie |
| January 31, 2020 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Inside Peel bay |
Ruth Black, Jo Jo and Shona Storey |
| January 26, 2020 | 14:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
R & M Davies |
| January 25, 2020 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Hill |
Alan Moffatt |
| January 23, 2020 | 16:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Bow riding | 10 |
8 miles east of Douglas |
Chris Bowen (Ben My Chree) |
| January 21, 2020 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel bay |
Peel folk, MWDW |
| January 21, 2020 | 15:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Peel Castle-Niarbyl |
Caitlin Dancox |
| January 20, 2020 | 16:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Peel bay |
Dave Corkish |
| January 19, 2020 | 14:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of the Calf Sound |
MWDW |
| January 19, 2020 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Peel people |
| January 19, 2020 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 30 |
Bradda head |
Port Erin RNLI, Margaret Caley |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |