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
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