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 |
|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann |