Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2022 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:30 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
S of Bradda Head |
Carol & Sue |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Erin breakwater |
Sue_Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Niarbyl |
Maurice |
| September 20, 2022 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Point of Ayre (east) |
Tim Pressley |
| September 19, 2022 | 09:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Richard and Jan Cooil |
| September 19, 2022 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
S of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall |
| September 19, 2022 | 18:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
S of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall |
| September 19, 2022 | 19:10 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
SSE of Sound car park |
Carol & Sue |
| September 19, 2022 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Adam Tansley-Scales |
| September 19, 2022 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Marine drive-Littleness to Langness |
Pawel G |
| September 17, 2022 | 13:45 | Minke Whale | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Marine Drive |
Carol & Sue, Mark Leadley, Helen Kaighin |
| September 17, 2022 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
1 km SE of the Chasms |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Matt Dean, Steve Clague |
| September 16, 2022 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine Drive |
Carol & Sue |
| September 15, 2022 | 06:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Tail slapping | 15 |
Peel harbour |
Joanne and Kirsty Kneen |
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 |