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 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |