Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2018 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 55 |
Peel Castle |
MWDW, Josh and Chloe Gelling |
| November 5, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Not recorded | 15 |
The Sound |
Neil Barron |
| November 4, 2018 | 10:54 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 390 |
Fort Island |
Neil B, R Davies, Mike Dunn, Ali Kyle |
| November 4, 2018 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Marine Drive, very close to the cliffs, looked to be feeding. |
Rose Huntley |
| November 4, 2018 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Logging on surface | 60 |
End of run-way Derbyhaven. |
James |
| November 2, 2018 | 08:40 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort Island |
Liz Chartern Neil Barron |
| November 2, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Not recorded | 15 |
Drinking dragon |
Neil Barron |
| November 1, 2018 | 08:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 540 |
Santon gorge-Fort Island |
Jan Cooil, E Cleator, others |
| November 1, 2018 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Derbyhaven |
Liz Charter |
| November 1, 2018 | 08:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 13 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Laxey-Marine drive |
Many |
| October 31, 2018 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort island to airport runway |
Mike Dunn, Neil Barron |
| October 31, 2018 | 10:35 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort Island |
Neil Barron |
| October 30, 2018 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Between runway and Fort island |
James Woolnough, Caitriona Ellis, Nick Shimmin |
| October 30, 2018 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
500 metres off Douglas Lighthouse |
Peter Quirk |
| October 30, 2018 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Half mile off Pigeon Stream, Marine Drive. |
Peter Quirk |