Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 SC162646 |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini |