Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 11, 2021 16:05 Minke Whale 1 0 Blowing 5

Marine Drive – Little Ness

Carol Woodall
September 11, 2021 17:44 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Soderick

Sue & Carol, Peter Christian
September 10, 2021 20:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 15

Peel breakwater

Katie Quayle
September 8, 2021 13:15 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Normal swimming 10

Marine drive toll gate

Adam Tansley-Scales
September 7, 2021 16:40 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Normal swimming 50

Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man, also seen from Sound Car Park

Sue Harvey, Sue and Carol
September 7, 2021 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Back of the Sloc

Nina Shimmin
September 7, 2021 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Normal swimming 15

Marine drive toll gate

Adam Tansley-Scales
September 4, 2021 17:35 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

W of Sound car park

Carol Woodall
September 2, 2021 19:50 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Carrick bay

Nina Shimmin
September 2, 2021 19:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 5

Peel bay

Adam Tansley-Scales
September 1, 2021 17:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 7

Peel Bay

Allen S. Moore and others
September 1, 2021 18:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel Castle

Matt, Amy, Vicky
August 28, 2021 18:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 2 Driving fish onto sandbank 5

Ballaugh Beach

Peddyr Crellin
August 28, 2021 14:10 Common Dolphin 170 30 Fast swim or porpoising 50

3 mile north of Peel all the way to Fleshwick

MWDW, Ian Young
August 27, 2021 13:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Jurby

Clare

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