Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2016 | 08:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Onchan Head |
Pam Apperley |
| April 9, 2016 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 0 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas Head |
Pam Apperley (reporter, not observer) |
| March 31, 2016 | 14:25 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Behind Douglas breakwater |
Jon Ward |
| March 31, 2016 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Tom Brook |
| March 28, 2016 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Groudle |
Vikki Raby |
| March 21, 2016 | 12:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 11 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Mark Kitching |
| March 21, 2016 | 13:26 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue Whittaker Bill and Carol |
| March 20, 2016 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 11 |
Langness |
Carol Woodall and Sue Whittaker | |
| March 20, 2016 | 16:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Sound |
Carol Woodall and Bill Whittaker |
| March 20, 2016 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Cornaa/Port Mooar |
Geraldine Sowrey |
| March 18, 2016 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| March 14, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
100m off Bradda Head |
Steve & Netty Taggart |
| March 13, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Off Douglas Head |
Colin & Anne Gundry |
| March 7, 2016 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
| March 6, 2016 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 30 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Laxey bay to the Calf |
Mr Griffiths, Terri Wilcox, Dave Smith, Jackie and Graham Hall |
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 |