Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 2016 | 17:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
S of The Sound |
Sue & Carol |
| October 9, 2016 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
The Sound |
Pete Lumb |
| October 9, 2016 | 18:00 | Fin Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey |
Jeremy Watterson |
| October 9, 2016 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Sugar Loaf |
Bill Holgate |
| October 9, 2016 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
1km South of Port St Mary |
Bill Holgate |
| October 2, 2016 | 14:25 | Fin Whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Marine Drive-where the road ends |
Sue, Carol and Bill | |
| October 1, 2016 | 15:25 | Fin Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine drive |
Mike Kelly, Sue, Bill and Carol |
| September 17, 2016 | 14:15 | Fin Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
3.5 miles SE of Toll Gate, Marine Drive |
Mike Craine |
| September 6, 2016 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Calf |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| September 2, 2016 | 19:05 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| August 29, 2016 | 12:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Port St Mary |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| August 29, 2016 | 14:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
The Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| August 29, 2016 | 14:36 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 4 |
Langness |
Tom Kneale |
| August 28, 2016 | 09:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Sound |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| August 27, 2016 | 13:00 | Common Dolphin | 45 | 5 | Bow riding | 15 |
10 miles NW Peel |
John Corlett |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman |