Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 7, 2021 14:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 90

Peel-Whitestrand beach

David Bellamy, Maria Crellin
August 5, 2021 20:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Peel old swimming pool

Sara Ismail-Sutton
August 2, 2021 20:45 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

West of Port Erin

Nina Shimmin
August 1, 2021 14:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 30

Ayres Nature Reserve

Diane Crossley
August 1, 2021 17:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Point of Ayre

Kathy
August 1, 2021 13:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

South Harbour

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Calf Assistant Warden
July 31, 2021 12:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 10

South Harbour, Calf of Man

Sam
July 31, 2021 18:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Peel bay

Ruth Black and Sarah Lowe
July 30, 2021 12:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 10

Off Ballaugh beach
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Andy Payne
July 29, 2021 13:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay

Mike Kelly
July 28, 2021 16:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 45

Peel bay, northern end

Ciaran Quigley and others
July 26, 2021 17:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 260

Peel-Glen Wyllin

John Hurt, Karen Bartley, Tracey, Adrian, Evie Sunderland
July 25, 2021 15:24 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

West of Chicken Rock

Nina Shimmin
July 25, 2021 16:04 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

NW of Calf Sound

Nina Shimmin
July 25, 2021 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

N of Calf Sound

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
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote