Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2019 | 13:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Ian Rayner and Sam the Collie |
| October 13, 2019 | 15:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel to Kirk Michael |
Thomas & ellen |
| October 12, 2019 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Santon Gorge |
Di Swayne & others |
| October 12, 2019 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Peel old swimming baths |
Natasha Sharp |
| October 6, 2019 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey Bay |
Neil Ogden |
| October 3, 2019 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 3 | Normal swimming | 30 |
behind the calf |
Mike Prior, Gemma Hagger |
| October 2, 2019 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Santan gorge |
Anon |
| September 30, 2019 | 09:10 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Onchan-Port Soderick |
Colin & Anne Gundry, Kirrie Jenkins, others |
| September 30, 2019 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 150 |
Laxey Bay-Port Cornaa |
Many |
| September 28, 2019 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Outer reaches of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 28, 2019 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 90 |
Dhoon-Laxey |
The Birches, others |
| September 25, 2019 | 10:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Ramsey bay |
Many |
| September 25, 2019 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Mike Kelly, Ian Wilcock |
| September 25, 2019 | 12:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 240 |
Marine drive Toll Gate-Pigeon Stream |
Mike Kelly, Ian Wilcock, David Storey |
| September 25, 2019 | 16:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Sue Smith |
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 |