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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |