Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2017 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Kirk Michael to Jurby |
Valerie Ross |
| November 1, 2017 | 11:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel headlands, halfway to Ballagyr |
Don Brown |
| November 1, 2017 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Leaping | 180 |
Peel breakwater and off Peel castle |
Mark Kneale & Tony@Peel Fish kiosk |
| October 31, 2017 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
North west of Jurby |
Andrew Humphries |
| October 31, 2017 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off Peel castle |
Elizabeth Anne |
| October 29, 2017 | 08:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Tom Brook |
| October 26, 2017 | 13:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
500 m off Marine Drive, just south of Pigeon Stream |
Peter Quirk |
| October 26, 2017 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| October 26, 2017 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Martin Lambden |
| October 26, 2017 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Ali Clarke |
| October 26, 2017 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Langness |
Don Brown |
| October 22, 2017 | 11:00 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
1/4 of a mile south east of the chasms |
Morgan Guy |
| October 20, 2017 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Janice Reynolds |
| October 14, 2017 | 11:25 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Colin Gundry |
| October 8, 2017 | 10:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Douglas bay |
Stephen Beckley |