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 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
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