Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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July 10, 2022 | 21:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Six miles NW of Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
July 10, 2022 | 21:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
2nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
July 10, 2022 | 19:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
July 10, 2022 | 07:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ramsey bay |
Chris Swingler |
July 9, 2022 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary |
Tom Veall |
July 9, 2022 | 17:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Headlands end of Peel Promenade |
John and Ruth Black |
July 9, 2022 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
July 8, 2022 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
10 miles south of Calf |
Helen Evans |
July 8, 2022 | 19:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW & Anon |
July 7, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel bay |
MWDW, from Peel breakwater kiosk |
July 6, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 720 |
All over Peel bay |
Most of Peel |
July 5, 2022 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Laxey Bay |
Steve Gale |
July 2, 2022 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Point of Ayre |
Andy McKinlay |
June 29, 2022 | 20:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
1km SE of Sugarloaf |
David Bellamy |
June 29, 2022 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Ramsey pier-Laxey |
Mike Quine, Christine Blevins |
Recent basking shark sightings
Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer |