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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |