Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
August 26, 2021 15:10 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 2 Bow riding 30

Ramsey bay

Will Ward
August 26, 2021 19:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 4 2 Leaping 20

Marine drive toll gate

Adam Tansley-Scales
August 25, 2021 12:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 25 0 Bow riding 10

Santon

Brian Smith
August 25, 2021 16:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Fenella beach

Amy Shelton
August 25, 2021 13:15 Common Dolphin 10 0 Bow riding 15

1 mile off Onchan

Adam Denard (Pride of Mann)
August 25, 2021 16:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Dog Mills

Vannin Veg
August 24, 2021 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Logging on surface 10

East of the Calf

Assistant Calf Warden
August 24, 2021 17:34 Harbour Porpoise 6 2 Feeding or foraging 10

Carrick bay

Nina Shimmin
August 24, 2021 19:25 Harbour Porpoise 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Carrick bay

Nina Shimmin

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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