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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |