Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2023 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 270 |
Niarbyl to Peel |
Jane Young, Yacht John North, Lianne V |
| October 16, 2023 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
Nathan James, Helen Victoria |
| October 15, 2023 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Castletown Bay, near the Bell Buoy |
Ian Astill & Cam Sayle |
| October 15, 2023 | 14:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Langness lighthouse |
Mark, Caz, Thomas & Louie Mcgillion and the Donnan tribe |
| October 15, 2023 | 13:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Port Erin bay |
Evie Lewis |
| October 12, 2023 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Castletown bay |
Jan Cooil, Beth Greenhalgh, Stuart Lyon |
| October 12, 2023 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2023 | 16:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Rose Mary and Hector |
| October 11, 2023 | 18:40 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Onchan Head |
James Robertson |
| October 11, 2023 | 15:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW |
| October 10, 2023 | 16:50 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Through the Sound |
Calf Wardens |
| October 7, 2023 | 09:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Baie Fine, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| October 1, 2023 | 18:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Off Peel breakwater |
MWDW, Di Swaine, Christy DeHaven |
| October 1, 2023 | 14:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Bulgham Bay to Laxey |
Steve Wright and others |
| October 1, 2023 | 13:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Between Port Grenaugh and Port Soderick |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |