Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2021 | 17:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 65 |
Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve |
David Bellamy |
| October 10, 2021 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Between Laxey Bay and Onchan head around 1mile offshore |
Martin Sewell |
| October 7, 2021 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Jen Adams |
| October 6, 2021 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Toll gate, Marine drive |
Sue Harvey |
| October 4, 2021 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Point of Ayre |
Alistair Sutherland, Garry Curtis |
| October 2, 2021 | 16:55 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 65 |
Toll gate, Marine drive |
Greg Hogg and Brian Liggins |
| October 1, 2021 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Keristal, Port Soderick |
David Kelly |
| September 25, 2021 | 14:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Logging on surface | 15 |
Peel bay- breakwater |
Michael George |
| September 22, 2021 | 15:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
4 miles off Dhoon |
Roberta Harbisher |
| September 21, 2021 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey |
| September 20, 2021 | 17:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man. |
Sue Harvey & Lauren Stokes |
| September 20, 2021 | 11:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Mike Kelly |
| September 20, 2021 | 13:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Sue, Bill, Carol |
| September 19, 2021 | 16:25 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
MWDW |
| September 19, 2021 | 18:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Spy hopping | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |