Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2017 | 18:34 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
N of Calf (kione Beg) |
Carol Woodall |
| August 26, 2017 | 19:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey |
Adam Tansley Scales |
| August 26, 2017 | 12:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Wendy Gawne |
| August 25, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Point of Ayre |
Kevin Kerley |
| August 24, 2017 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
W of Sound car park |
Carol, Sue & Bill |
| August 23, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 8 |
Gibdale calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| August 23, 2017 | 15:00 | Common Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Off Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| August 23, 2017 | 19:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
N of Calf |
Robin & Rhona Settrey |
| August 21, 2017 | 11:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 200 |
N of Calf |
David Craine, Carol, Sue & Bill |
| August 21, 2017 | 13:58 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Tail slapping | 5 |
West of the Sound |
David Craine |
| August 20, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Gibdale calf of man |
Chris Burton Shona boat trips |
| August 16, 2017 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Just off Peel castle |
Tom Kilner |
| August 15, 2017 | 13:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| August 15, 2017 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
North of the Calf Sound |
Michael maddrell |
| August 15, 2017 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Blowing | 60 |
Spanish head |
Lucy Jones |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |