Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 29, 2018 21:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 3

S of Sound

Carol Woodall
June 29, 2018 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 1 Normal swimming 10

Off the Puddle Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 3

Off Gibdale bay Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 18:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow harbour Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 18:55 Risso’s Dolphin 7 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off the lighthouses Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 29, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Not recorded 2

2 miles east of Douglas Lighthouse.

Peter Quirk
June 29, 2018 21:53 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Carrick Bay

Neil Barron
June 29, 2018 21:53 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 10

Carrick Bay

Neil Barron
June 29, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Sound channel

Neil Barron
June 28, 2018 15:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Back of Peel Castle

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
June 28, 2018 19:13 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Six miles out from Wart Bank

Steve Quilliam
June 28, 2018 10:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Perwick Bay

Neil Barron
June 28, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

The Sound

Matt Dean
June 28, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Peel Castle

Sue
June 28, 2018 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 15

6 miles off Peel

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns