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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola