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

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

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
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