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
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall