Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2017 | 17:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Leaping | 30 |
Approx 500m east of Burroo Rock |
Steve Cowley |
| July 8, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
S of Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
SW of Sound |
Carol, Sue Bill |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 35 |
North and South of the Sound |
Carol Sue, Bill, Terasa Williams |
| July 8, 2017 | 19:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 3 |
West of Sound |
Robin Settrey | |
| July 8, 2017 | 17:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Between Bay Stacka and Perwick |
Nina Shimmin | |
| July 8, 2017 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Aldrick to Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
| July 8, 2017 | 13:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Peel Breakwater-Niarbyl |
Many |
| July 7, 2017 | 20:18 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
North of the Sound |
Bill, Sue &Carol |
| July 7, 2017 | 19:40 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
4miles north west of the Sound |
Rob, Bill, Sue & Carol |
| July 7, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Sue, Carol, Bil |
| July 7, 2017 | 15:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue, Bill |
| July 7, 2017 | 16:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Carol Woodall | |
| July 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Hill |
janice richard cooil |
| July 6, 2017 | 13:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off Spanish Head |
Neil |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman |