Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2017 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Grenaugh |
David |
| September 15, 2017 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Douglas head to the Arches |
Too many to list |
| September 15, 2017 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Onchan Head |
Jane Jackson |
| September 15, 2017 | 11:45 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Santon Gorge |
Neil Barron |
| September 14, 2017 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 540 |
Douglas head and Marine drive |
Too many to mention |
| September 13, 2017 | 12:25 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
approx 600m off the coast of King Edward Bay, Onchan |
Zoe Bennett |
| September 13, 2017 | 09:00 | Minke Whale | 17 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 660 |
Douglas head to Port Soderick bay |
Too many to list |
| September 11, 2017 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 15 |
Marine drive |
Nikki and Tim Kerruish |
| September 3, 2017 | 16:08 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
NW Kitterland |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| September 2, 2017 | 18:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
N of Calf |
Sue Whittaker |
| September 2, 2017 | 19:08 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | Normal swimming | 2 |
W of Sound car park. |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| September 2, 2017 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
N of Calf. |
Robin Settrey |
| August 31, 2017 | 19:15 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
North of Calf |
Robin Settrey, Sue & Bill |
| August 31, 2017 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
N of Calf (Kione Beg) |
Robin, Sue & Bill |
| August 31, 2017 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Between the Calf and Chicken rock |
Kirrie Jenkins and family |
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 |