Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2017 | 14:15 | Common Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
East of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| September 25, 2017 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
East of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| September 25, 2017 | 11:05 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 55 |
Marine Drive, Toll Gates |
Colin Gundry |
| September 25, 2017 | 07:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Onchan head |
Lynsey Fosdal and others |
| September 25, 2017 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bulgham bay |
John Cowin |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Douglas bay |
Joanne O’Neill, Lottie and Hollie |
| September 25, 2017 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
John Cowin |
| September 25, 2017 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 360 |
Marine drive |
MWDW and many other |
| September 25, 2017 | 15:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Marine drive |
MWDW and many other |
| September 25, 2017 | 15:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Marine drive |
Jill Bunyan |
| September 20, 2017 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel Breakwater |
Chrissy Callaghan |
| September 19, 2017 | 10:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive, Toll Gate |
Mike Craine |
| September 19, 2017 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 40 |
Ramsey bay |
Jenna Lawley |
| September 18, 2017 | 14:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, Little Ness |
Colin Gundry |
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 |