Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2021 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bay Fine, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey & Lauren Stokes |
| September 18, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Gez Sowrey |
| September 18, 2021 | 10:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
marine drive toll gate |
Karen Wormwell |
| September 16, 2021 | 09:50 | Minke Whale | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 385 |
Marine Drive between Douglas head and Port Soderick |
Many |
| September 15, 2021 | 15:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Fort Island (Langness) |
Sue Whittaker |
| September 15, 2021 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Port Soderick |
Many |
| September 14, 2021 | 10:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bay Fine, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey, Lauren Stokes |
| September 14, 2021 | 09:12 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | Not recorded | 5 |
West of the Sound |
David Kelly | |
| September 13, 2021 | 17:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Ramsey bay |
Connor Murray |
| September 12, 2021 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fort Island |
Liz Charter |
| September 12, 2021 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Carrick Bay, Port St Mary |
Jan G |
| September 12, 2021 | 15:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |