Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
December 22, 2021 09:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 65 10 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin-Peel

Rob Weight, Capella, Cheryl, Nigel and Trevor
December 19, 2021 11:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Ballaghennie, Ayres

Nick Pinder
December 18, 2021 12:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 10 Bow riding 10

Bradda head

John Baker
December 16, 2021 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas head

Hannah
December 15, 2021 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Douglas breakwater

Dave Corkish
December 12, 2021 09:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 5 Fast swim or porpoising 30

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
December 12, 2021 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 30

Peel Bay

Allen S. Moore, Keith Johnson, Ivor Roberts, Leonie
December 9, 2021 08:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 15

Laxey Bay

Alice Quayle
December 4, 2021 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 18 2 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
December 2, 2021 13:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 10 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Maughold

Jo Ashcroft
November 23, 2021 13:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 15 5 Bow riding 15

3 miles off Maughold

Barrule
November 22, 2021 10:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Ayres Visitor Centre (Ballaghennie)

Stephen Meadows FRICS
November 22, 2021 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 15

Eary Cushlin

Matthew Dawson
November 14, 2021 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Douglas head

Helen Davies
November 13, 2021 07:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 5 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Perwick bay

Jackie Hall

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 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
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