Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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

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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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