Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
October 17, 2018 18:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Marine Drive

Anita Imberger
October 14, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

Laxey Bay

John Barker
October 14, 2018 09:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 7

Langness

E Cleator
October 14, 2018 17:40 Risso’s Dolphin 10 3 Normal swimming 10

Langness

E Cleator
October 14, 2018 12:45 Minke Whale 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Marine drive toll gate

Gez
October 14, 2018 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 1 Feeding or foraging 10

The Arches Marine drive

Peter Duncan
October 11, 2018 17:55 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
October 7, 2018 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

W of Kitterland

Sue & Bill Whittaker
October 3, 2018 13:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Laxey Bay, travelling Southward

Nicola Burgess, The Shed staff
October 2, 2018 15:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Marine drive

Sally Carroll
October 2, 2018 17:35 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 80

Toll gate, Marine Drive to Little Ness

Sue Bill, Carol
October 2, 2018 18:35 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

North of Little Ness, Marine Drive

Sue & Carol
October 1, 2018 14:04 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Marine Dr. Toll gate.

Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill Whittaker
October 1, 2018 14:19 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

S of Toll Gate, Marine Dr.

Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall
October 1, 2018 15:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Not recorded 2

Douglas Lighthouse

Carol Woodall

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