Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2020 | 10:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Langness |
Ross Mann |
| January 18, 2020 | 17:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Peel Bay |
Ruth M Black |
| January 18, 2020 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Langness |
Anne-Marie, Sara Jeffers |
| January 14, 2020 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Leaping | 90 |
Inside Peel Bay |
Dave Corkish, Ian Rayner and Sam the Collie, Shirley Moon |
| January 12, 2020 | 17:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Behind Peel Castle |
Tracy Corlett |
| January 11, 2020 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Nancy and Brian, Trevor Christian |
| January 10, 2020 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 100 |
Inside Peel bay |
Lots of Peel folk |
| January 9, 2020 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 65 |
Glen Maye-Niarbyl |
Henry, Brian Maddrell |
| January 4, 2020 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Cairan Ball, Kris and Lauren etc. |
| January 4, 2020 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Zoe Sowrey |
| January 4, 2020 | 13:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher |
| January 3, 2020 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Mid Laxey Bay – about a mile off shore |
Shane Stigant and Robert Fisher |
| January 3, 2020 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
South of Calf sound |
Vannin Veg |
| January 1, 2020 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Lhen beach, Blue point area |
Kirstie Rowson and Joanne Ashcroft |
| December 31, 2019 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Kirk Michael |
Mark Cain, Ste Lee |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| 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 |