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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote |