Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2018 | 14:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
NE Onchan Head |
Carol Woodall |
| September 29, 2018 | 15:04 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Douglas Lighthouse |
Carol Woodall |
| September 29, 2018 | 16:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine Drive. S of Arches. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 29, 2018 | 12:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Douglas Lighthouse |
Bryony Manley |
| September 29, 2018 | 13:48 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Douglas Bay |
Bryony Manley |
| September 28, 2018 | 18:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
East of Douglas Lighthouse |
Carol Woodall | |
| September 28, 2018 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Marine Drive nearer the gated barrier |
Di & Dirk |
| September 28, 2018 | 14:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 17 |
3/4 mile off Marine Drive, level with Howe Farm. |
Peter Quirk |
| September 28, 2018 | 16:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
500 metres east of Little Ness. |
Peter Quirk |
| September 24, 2018 | 17:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Langness fog horn |
Carol Woodall |
| September 24, 2018 | 10:20 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine Drive |
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| September 23, 2018 | 17:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Onchan Head. |
Sue & Bill Whittaker, Carol Woodall |
| September 23, 2018 | 09:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas Bay |
James Robertson |
| September 23, 2018 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas Head |
Martine Maurel |
| September 23, 2018 | 15:15 | Minke Whale | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine Drive |
Wendy Gawne |
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 |