Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2020 | 12:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Paul Ward, Lee Skillicorn |
| February 23, 2020 | 11:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Bow riding | 10 |
Douglas Bay |
Brendan (Sula) |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J |