Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2019 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
Port Erin bay |
Many |
| September 13, 2019 | 07:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the runway |
Neil Barron |
| September 13, 2019 | 15:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 3 |
Peel breakwater |
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| September 12, 2019 | 07:00 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 60 |
3 miles off Niarbyl |
Chris Leece |
| September 10, 2019 | 11:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| September 9, 2019 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
4 miles West of Niarbyl |
Drew Humphries |
| September 9, 2019 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Ian Wilcock |
| September 8, 2019 | 07:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Fort island |
Neil barron |
| September 8, 2019 | 06:30 | Fin Whale | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 10 |
Douglas head |
Candice Corlett |
| September 8, 2019 | 07:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Soldrick |
Neil Barron |
| September 7, 2019 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall, Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| September 7, 2019 | 08:15 | Fin Whale | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 5 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Jen Adams |
| August 29, 2019 | 07:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 60 |
Douglas head to Derbyhaven |
Anonymous |
| August 26, 2019 | 19:00 | Common Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of Dalby |
Gemini Charter |
| August 26, 2019 | 15:25 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Bay fine |
Many |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |