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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman |