Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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September 29, 2024 | 15:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Casle |
Jeannette Griffiths |
September 28, 2024 | 12:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
September 28, 2024 | 07:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 1 | Bow riding | 10 |
Douglas bay |
Jay Taylor |
September 25, 2024 | 10:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 8 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Clay head |
Not recorded |
September 23, 2024 | 17:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive arches |
Marc Mellor, Rosie Callow |
September 22, 2024 | 07:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bradda head |
Sylvia Podmore |
September 20, 2024 | 13:20 | Common dolphin | 200 | 50 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
1/2 mile off Point of Ayre |
Jake ‘Rocket’ Mortimer |
September 17, 2024 | 10:30 | Minke whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
6 miles NW of Peel |
Ian and Jane Young |
September 16, 2024 | 16:55 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
September 16, 2024 | 18:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | Bow riding | 40 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW | |
September 13, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Chasms |
Elan Shipton |
September 13, 2024 | 14:10 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Perwick bay |
Elan Shipton |
September 12, 2024 | 17:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
September 11, 2024 | 18:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Breakwater |
Dennis Jepson |
September 11, 2024 | 17:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
Recent basking shark sightings
Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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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 | |||
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 |