Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2021 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Peel Breakwater |
The Hewes |
| April 16, 2021 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Eastern side Langness peninsula |
Erica Scott |
| April 16, 2021 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 16 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Mike Priest, Beth, Ed and Tom Austin |
| April 16, 2021 | 17:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel Bay |
Many |
| April 15, 2021 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 240 |
Peel |
Many |
| April 14, 2021 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Soderick |
|
| April 13, 2021 | 06:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas Head |
Catherine |
| April 13, 2021 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Ramsey-Dog Mills-Point of Ayre |
Georgina Franks, Laura Byrne, Dilys Sowrey |
| April 12, 2021 | 12:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness lighthouse |
Steve Wright |
| April 12, 2021 | 18:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW, Ian and Sam the Collie |
| April 11, 2021 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Laxey Bay |
Robert Fisher & David Bellamy |
| April 11, 2021 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Brian Liggins |
| April 9, 2021 | 15:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Port Erin old pier |
Tim Cross |
| April 7, 2021 | 17:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 15 |
Niarbyl |
Adam |
| April 4, 2021 | 08:00 | Common Dolphin | 18 | 2 | Bow riding | 75 |
2 miles off Chicken Rock |
Darren Watterson and others |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| 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 |