Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2021 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Castletown bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| September 18, 2021 | 15:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| September 18, 2021 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 2 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Off Scarlett |
Nina Shimmin |
| September 18, 2021 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bay Fine, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey & Lauren Stokes |
| September 18, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Gez Sowrey |
| September 18, 2021 | 10:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
marine drive toll gate |
Karen Wormwell |
| September 16, 2021 | 09:50 | Minke Whale | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 385 |
Marine Drive between Douglas head and Port Soderick |
Many |
| September 15, 2021 | 15:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Fort Island (Langness) |
Sue Whittaker |
| September 15, 2021 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Port Soderick |
Many |
| September 14, 2021 | 10:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bay Fine, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey, Lauren Stokes |
| September 14, 2021 | 09:12 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | Not recorded | 5 |
West of the Sound |
David Kelly | |
| September 13, 2021 | 17:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Ramsey bay |
Connor Murray |
| September 12, 2021 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fort Island |
Liz Charter |
| September 12, 2021 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Carrick Bay, Port St Mary |
Jan G |
| September 12, 2021 | 15:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
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 |