Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
October 11, 2022 08:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 2 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Gansey bay

Robyn, Matthew and Thomas
October 11, 2022 13:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

The Sound-going through little sound

Ali Waddell
October 10, 2022 16:20 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Pigeon stream, Marine drive

MWDW
October 10, 2022 16:35 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Road closure end, Marine drive

MWDW
October 8, 2022 13:45 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Port St Mary

Phill M
October 8, 2022 15:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Blowing 1

Big Head, Calf of Man

Calf of Man Bird Obs team
October 8, 2022 14:30 Minke Whale 3 1 Feeding or foraging 15

Port Grenaugh-Port Soderick

Elan Shipton, Matthew Dawson
October 8, 2022 11:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive-Pigeon Stream

Steve Wright
October 7, 2022 14:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Peel breakwater

Adam Denard
October 6, 2022 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 10

Port St Mary

October 5, 2022 16:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 3 1 Normal swimming 5

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
October 5, 2022 16:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 5 0 Spy hopping 2

Kallow point

Kris Breadner, Chris Callow
October 3, 2022 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 30

Peel Castle

Mandy and MWDW
October 2, 2022 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

About 3 Km East of Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
October 2, 2022 10:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 2 Fast swim or porpoising 420

1 Km East of Laxey bay

Shane Stigant

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
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