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

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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
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
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay