Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
November 11, 2017 14:38 Bottlenose Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 45

Maughold-Cornaa

Poppy Evans, Anna Kerruish
November 11, 2017 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 3 0 Leaping 5

Castletown bay

Mrs Lechański
November 11, 2017 09:55 Bottlenose Dolphin 7 0 Not recorded 20

Marine drive

Anon
November 6, 2017 08:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 0 Bow riding 5

Douglas head

Andy Atkinson
November 5, 2017 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 60

Langness lighthouse

Jill, Kath, Maureen, Nigel
November 3, 2017 07:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 40 0 Normal swimming 45

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
November 3, 2017 13:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Bow riding 60

Off Peel castle

MWDW
November 3, 2017 17:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas head

Christian Hall
November 3, 2017 13:15 Common Dolphin 50 10 Feeding or foraging 15

Off Glen Maye

John Henley
November 3, 2017 12:15 Common Dolphin 30 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

2 miles NW of Peel

Tom Felce
November 2, 2017 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 0 Fast swim or porpoising 180

Ramsey bay to Cornaa

Martin Packard, Gez Sowrey etc.
November 2, 2017 13:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Leaping 60

Just off the Llen beach

Waveney Jenkins
November 2, 2017 08:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 30

1 mile off Bradda head

Neil Barron
November 2, 2017 11:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 0 Fast swim or porpoising 180

Kirk Michael to Jurby

Valerie Ross
November 1, 2017 11:55 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel headlands, halfway to Ballagyr

Don Brown

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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