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
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