Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 24, 2019 | 18:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel breakwater |
Kris Breadner, Mcgills |
| September 24, 2019 | 18:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 13 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Scarlett |
Neil Barron |
| September 22, 2019 | 18:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Clarissa Hemmingsen |
| September 20, 2019 | 15:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Bradda head |
Neil barron |
| September 19, 2019 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel castle |
Jorden Hurst |
| September 19, 2019 | 08:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Tim Crookall |
| September 19, 2019 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 600 |
Up and down Marine Drive |
Dermot Shimmin, Kirrie Jenkins and many more |
| September 19, 2019 | 16:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
1.6 miles off Marine Drive |
Dermot Shimmin, Kirrie Jenkins, Neil Clague and many more |
| September 18, 2019 | 10:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Grenaugh |
Neil barron |
| September 18, 2019 | 17:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel Castle |
Dawn O’Neil, MWDW and Jordan Hurst |
| September 16, 2019 | 08:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Pigeon stream (marine drive) |
Neil barron |
| September 16, 2019 | 09:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Neil barron |
| September 16, 2019 | 10:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Douglas head-Toll gate |
Neil barron |
| September 16, 2019 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Gansey Bay-Perwick Bay |
Many |
| September 15, 2019 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Ramsey Bay- Point of Ayre |
Jan Skinner and many others |
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 |