Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 17, 2017 10:00 Minke Whale 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive (southern end)

Mark & Liz Harris
September 17, 2017 15:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Marine Drive – Between the toll gates and pigeon stream

Colin Gundry
September 17, 2017 18:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 30

Marine Drive, Pidgeon Stream

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 17, 2017 14:10 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Marine drive, gate at road closure

Dawn Kinnish
September 17, 2017 14:30 Minke Whale 1 1 Feeding or foraging 60

Marine Drive, Toll Gate

Mike Kelly
September 17, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 120

Douglas Head

Susan Griffiths, Therasa Williams
September 17, 2017 09:45 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Fort Island, Langness

Neil Barron
September 17, 2017 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

Peel, swimming baths

Susan Moon
September 16, 2017 15:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Blowing 30

Douglas Head

Lynn Mather
September 16, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Port Grenaugh

David Griifiths
September 16, 2017 07:45 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 180

Douglas lighthouse

Various
September 16, 2017 11:00 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 45

Off Pigeon stream, Marine drive

Too many to mention
September 16, 2017 17:00 Minke Whale 3 0 Normal swimming 60

Marine Drive, Toll Gate

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 16, 2017 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive, Toll Gates

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 16, 2017 19:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 30

Douglas Bay, South

Steve Wright

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall
July 12, 2022 03:00 2 Swimming 120 Port Erin Bay Charles Leclerc
July 11, 2022 10:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 7 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater