Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8, 2017 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, Arches |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| October 7, 2017 | 17:25 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Pigeon Stream, Marine Drive |
Bill Whittaker |
| October 7, 2017 | 18:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, off The Arches |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker. |
| September 30, 2017 | 14:20 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Onchan |
Louise Stewart, Paul Apperley, Essie Montgomary |
| September 28, 2017 | 09:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Andrew Wedgwood Mayne |
| September 28, 2017 | 09:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
About 600m from the coast of King Edward Bay |
Zoe Bennett |
| September 28, 2017 | 09:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Marine Drive |
Susan Bottell |
| September 26, 2017 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Onchan Head, less than half a mile off shore. Viewed from King Edward Bay House. |
Andrew Mackie |
| September 26, 2017 | 08:40 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive |
Many observers |
| September 25, 2017 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Aidan and ChristinePickering |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:45 | Minke Whale | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Marine drive-Little Ness |
Jill Bunyan |
| September 25, 2017 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
1km off Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| September 25, 2017 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine Drive, Toll gates |
Bill and Lada Henderson |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Douglas head |
Pete Quirk |
| September 25, 2017 | 12:40 | Minke Whale | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Laxey bay |
6 different observers |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward |