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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |