Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Fleshwick |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| June 18, 2017 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Port St Mary |
Steve Quilliam |
| June 18, 2017 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda Head |
Richard Hill |
| June 4, 2017 | 07:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Ramsey Bay |
Danny Kermeen |
| June 2, 2017 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
5 miles off Peel |
Anon |
| May 31, 2017 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Off Peel |
Nicky Horne |
| May 25, 2017 | 20:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin Bay. |
Liz Charter and Tim Earl (and visitors who spotted them) |
| May 25, 2017 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
3.5 miles off Bradda Head |
Nicky Horne |
| May 24, 2017 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Cranstal (near Point of Ayre) |
Paula Wadsworth |
| May 24, 2017 | 12:58 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 20, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Sound |
Steve Wright |
| May 19, 2017 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Bill & Sue Whittaker |
| May 17, 2017 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 0 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10kms south of Castletown |
Craig Woodbridge/David Beard |
| May 17, 2017 | 12:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
PSM ledges |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| May 17, 2017 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
PSM ledges |
Sue Whittaker |
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 |