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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |