Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 28, 2017 09:10 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Marine Drive

Andrew Wedgwood Mayne
September 28, 2017 09:40 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 15

About 600m from the coast of King Edward Bay

Zoe Bennett
September 28, 2017 09:15 Minke Whale 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Marine Drive

Susan Bottell
September 26, 2017 12:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Onchan Head, less than half a mile off shore. Viewed from King Edward Bay House.

Andrew Mackie
September 26, 2017 08:40 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 120

Marine drive

Many observers
September 25, 2017 16:15 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Marine Drive

Aidan and ChristinePickering
September 25, 2017 14:45 Minke Whale 6 0 Normal swimming 90

Marine drive-Little Ness

Jill Bunyan
September 25, 2017 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 30

1km off Peel breakwater

MWDW
September 25, 2017 17:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 60

Marine Drive, Toll gates

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 25, 2017 14:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Douglas head

Pete Quirk
September 25, 2017 12:40 Minke Whale 4 0 Feeding or foraging 300

Laxey bay

6 different observers
September 25, 2017 14:15 Common Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 15

East of the Sound

Neil Barron
September 25, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 5

East of the Sound

Neil Barron
September 25, 2017 13:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Not recorded 20

East of the Sound

Neil Barron
September 25, 2017 11:05 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 55

Marine Drive, Toll Gates

Colin Gundry

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter