Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2021 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Peel breakwater |
Jeremy Rigby |
| November 13, 2021 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Pawel Garczynski |
| November 10, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Between Maughold Head and Port Mooar |
J Brown |
| November 10, 2021 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Ian Young |
| November 8, 2021 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel castle near breakwater |
Stacy Chadwick |
| November 5, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 17 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 250 |
Castletown bay- The Sound |
Carl Hadfield, Hannah Tennant and M.Moore |
| November 3, 2021 | 15:20 | Minke Whale | 0 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel Castle |
MWDW |
| November 3, 2021 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Dave Corkish |
| October 31, 2021 | 15:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel Castle |
Michael George, Keith. J |
| October 30, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Garwick bay to Laxey head |
Sue and Shane Stigant |
| October 30, 2021 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Point of Ayre |
Marianne Curphey |
| October 30, 2021 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Tom Fyson |
| October 30, 2021 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Maughold Head |
Steve & Netty Taggart |
| October 27, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Fort Island |
Pete Lumb |
| October 26, 2021 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Erin bay |
Richard Parlor and Michele Farrar |
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 |