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
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