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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |