Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2021 | 14:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Tail slapping | 25 |
Chapel bay port st Mary |
Joe Rotchell and Ciara O’Neill |
| October 24, 2021 | 11:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Gibdale point, Calf of Man |
Mairi Young and Lauren Stokes |
| October 24, 2021 | 12:35 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Gansey bay, Port St Mary |
FIona Jackson |
| October 22, 2021 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
West of the Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| October 17, 2021 | 16:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary breakwater |
Andrew |
| October 17, 2021 | 14:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay |
Tara Cawte |
| October 16, 2021 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Peel to Niarbyl |
Too many to mention |
| October 16, 2021 | 09:45 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Cranstal to Point of Ayre |
Fred and Colin Gundry |
| October 15, 2021 | 12:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Blue Point to Ballaghennie |
Colin Gundry |
| October 15, 2021 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 3 | Normal swimming | 480 |
Peel to Gansey |
Ginny Keig, Neil and Jan G, Tim Cross |
| October 13, 2021 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive, toll gates |
Sue Harvey |
| October 11, 2021 | 13:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
0.5 mile off Toll Gate Marine Drive |
Val Galpin, Alice Quayle | |
| October 10, 2021 | 08:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
East of Langness Lighthouse |
Ollie Padget |
| October 10, 2021 | 11:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Marine drive |
Brunger | |
| October 10, 2021 | 10:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 4 | Fast swim or porpoising | 140 |
Laxey to Port Mooar |
Shane stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |