Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2018 | 17:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Andy Baxendale |
| September 22, 2018 | 13:50 | Minke Whale | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 260 |
Onchan Head |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 22, 2018 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive |
Bryony Manley |
| September 22, 2018 | 08:38 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Douglas Lighthouse |
Mikey Cooper, Nikki Salmon |
| September 21, 2018 | 16:48 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Onchan Head |
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| September 21, 2018 | 18:08 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Douglas Bay |
Sharon, Ben |
| September 20, 2018 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Douglas Bay |
Paula Rimmer |
| September 20, 2018 | 13:09 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine Drive |
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| September 20, 2018 | 13:42 | Minke Whale | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 115 |
King Edward Bay, Onchan |
Jenny, Kirsten, Lee, David |
| September 20, 2018 | 14:05 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine Drive |
Neil Clague |
| September 20, 2018 | 17:44 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Majestic Drive, Onchan |
James Robertson |
| September 15, 2018 | 07:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 14 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Langness |
E Cleator |
| September 14, 2018 | 12:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Marine drive, toll gate |
E Cleator |
| September 13, 2018 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Onchan head |
Many |
| September 13, 2018 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Marine drive |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |