Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Pawel Garczynski |
| July 25, 2022 | 11:50 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Greg |
| July 22, 2022 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
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| July 21, 2022 | 06:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Erin |
R Mann |
| July 19, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 720 |
Using Peel bay all day |
Ruth, Mary, John Black, Peter Butler, Holroyd Family and more |
| July 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles south of Port St Mary |
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| July 17, 2022 | 11:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
9 miles NW of the Calf |
Nina Shimmin |
| July 17, 2022 | 08:27 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Approx 7km SW of Mull of Galloway |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 17, 2022 | 08:36 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
West of Mull of Galloway |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 13, 2022 | 16:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10 miles south of Calf of Man |
Dee Orme |
| July 13, 2022 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 10 |
Off Peel hills |
Not recorded |
| July 11, 2022 | 12:24 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South of PSM ledges |
Fourwinns |
| July 11, 2022 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
3 miles south-west Chicken rock |
Four winns |
| July 11, 2022 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
3 miles South of Spanish head |
Four winns |
| July 10, 2022 | 21:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Behind Peel Castle |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| 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 |