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
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