Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 17, 2017 14:10 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Marine drive, gate at road closure

Dawn Kinnish
September 17, 2017 14:30 Minke Whale 1 1 Feeding or foraging 60

Marine Drive, Toll Gate

Mike Kelly
September 17, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 120

Douglas Head

Susan Griffiths, Therasa Williams
September 17, 2017 09:45 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Fort Island, Langness

Neil Barron
September 17, 2017 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 30

Peel, swimming baths

Susan Moon
September 16, 2017 15:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Blowing 30

Douglas Head

Lynn Mather
September 16, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Port Grenaugh

David Griifiths
September 16, 2017 07:45 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 180

Douglas lighthouse

Various
September 16, 2017 11:00 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 45

Off Pigeon stream, Marine drive

Too many to mention
September 16, 2017 17:00 Minke Whale 3 0 Normal swimming 60

Marine Drive, Toll Gate

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 16, 2017 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive, Toll Gates

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 16, 2017 19:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 30

Douglas Bay, South

Steve Wright
September 16, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Port Grenaugh

David
September 15, 2017 13:00 Minke Whale 3 1 Feeding or foraging 180

Douglas head to the Arches

Too many to list
September 15, 2017 16:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Onchan Head

Jane Jackson

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward
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