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