Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 25, 2021 19:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Blowing 30

Fleshwick

Nina Shimmin
July 25, 2021 15:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 45

Peel bay

Mandy, Michael George
July 24, 2021 12:20 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Fast swim or porpoising 85

Kirk Michael-Peel

Many
July 23, 2021 21:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 20

Jurby

Jacqueline
July 22, 2021 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Port Soderick

Robin Bennett
July 22, 2021 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 30

South harbour, calf of man

Calf Warden
July 22, 2021 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 Blowing 5

4 miles south of Langness

Adrian Corkill
July 22, 2021 16:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 0 Bow riding 5

4 miles south of Langness

Adrian Corkill
July 22, 2021 19:30 Harbour Porpoise 20 0 Feeding or foraging 15

3 miles south of Langness

Adrian Corkill
July 22, 2021 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 22, 2021 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Gibdale bay Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 22, 2021 12:30 Common Dolphin 70 30 Fast swim or porpoising 20

Maughold

Keith Lelliot
July 21, 2021 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale Calf of Man

Calf Warden
July 21, 2021 19:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 110

Peel-Whitestrand

Many
July 21, 2021 13:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 5

South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips

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