Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2016 | 11:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Head |
Phil Kneen |
| October 28, 2016 | 16:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Marine Drive Toll gate |
Neil Clague |
| October 28, 2016 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Pigeon Stream Marine Drive |
Neil Clague |
| October 28, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Douglas |
Shane Stigant |
| October 28, 2016 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 7 |
Peel |
MWDW |
| October 21, 2016 | 09:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 75 |
Douglas Head |
Liz Vipond, Andy Watson |
| October 21, 2016 | 14:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive |
John Cowin |
| October 21, 2016 | 15:20 | Minke Whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Outside Laxey Bay |
John Cowin | |
| October 21, 2016 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Outside Laxey Bay |
JohnCowin |
| October 21, 2016 | 11:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
500 metres South of Port St Mary |
Bill Holgate |
| October 9, 2016 | 12:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Langness |
Richard |
| October 9, 2016 | 15:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Port St Mary |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| October 9, 2016 | 16:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 100 |
The Sound |
Sue, Carol & Bill |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |