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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |