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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |