Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 6, 2017 | 18:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue |
| July 5, 2017 | 21:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Chasms |
Neil Kelly |
| July 5, 2017 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 mile off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| July 5, 2017 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles off Port St Mary |
Alastair Macleod |
| July 5, 2017 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dhoon Glen |
Bruce & Lisa Nelson |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| 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 |