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 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |