Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
November 26, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Leaping 45

East of the Calf

Susie MacKenzie Fidlin
November 20, 2016 14:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off Sugarloaf

Mike ritchie
November 13, 2016 09:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Douglas bay

Shane Stigant
November 13, 2016 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Fast swim or porpoising 5

1 Km off Marine drive

Shane Stigant
November 6, 2016 08:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Dog Mills

Will Quayle
November 6, 2016 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 5

Laxey

Tom Parish
October 30, 2016 10:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Little Ness

Pete Quirk
October 30, 2016 11:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
October 29, 2016 09:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 1

Laxey

Shane Stigant
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

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