Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 26, 2019 20:05 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Perwick Bay

Jen Adams
August 26, 2019 16:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 1

About 8 miles West of the Calf Sound

Dermot Shimmin
August 25, 2019 08:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 15

Inside Peel bay

Many
August 25, 2019 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 10

Ballaugh Beach

Billy Woodbridge
August 22, 2019 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

The Sound

Gillian Tyson
August 16, 2019 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Ramsey Bay

Neil and Monica
August 14, 2019 13:30 Common Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 15

West of Bradda Head

Barrule
August 13, 2019 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 9 0 Normal swimming 15

Laxey seafront

Neil Barron
August 12, 2019 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Not recorded 20

Perwick Bay

Simon Williams
August 12, 2019 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Not recorded 10

Perwick Bay

Simon Williams
August 8, 2019 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Fast swim or porpoising 8

West Side Calf Sound off Kitterland

chris burton Shona Boat trips
August 8, 2019 09:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Callow Point

Neil Barron
August 3, 2019 11:10 Risso’s Dolphin 3 2 Fast swim or porpoising 15

The Sound

Neil barron
August 3, 2019 13:50 Common Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

S of Langness

Team Taylor
August 3, 2019 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

South Stack Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill