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