Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
September 15, 2017 11:45 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Santon Gorge

Neil Barron
September 14, 2017 10:00 Minke Whale 4 1 Feeding or foraging 540

Douglas head and Marine drive

Too many to mention
September 13, 2017 12:25 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 2

approx 600m off the coast of King Edward Bay, Onchan

Zoe Bennett
September 13, 2017 09:00 Minke Whale 17 3 Feeding or foraging 660

Douglas head to Port Soderick bay

Too many to list
September 11, 2017 11:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Blowing 15

Marine drive

Nikki and Tim Kerruish
September 3, 2017 16:08 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 2

NW Kitterland

Sue & Bill Whittaker
September 2, 2017 18:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

N of Calf

Sue Whittaker

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe