by Jen Adams | Mar 23, 2021 | News
*We have photo-ID matches!* On 19th March 2021 , a small pod of Risso’s dolphins were spotted close in at Marine drive. 2 individuals swam past the toll gates at 12:30 followed by a separate 2 at 14:30. We have had some very good quality photographs submitted...
by Jen Adams | Feb 6, 2021 | News
Events 2021: February Half Term MWDW Visitor Centre Open Mon 15th-Sat 20th 10am-4pm Centre opening hours Feb-April outside of school holidays: Saturday’s 10-4pm Sunday Sea Watches at the Sound. 11th April 11am-1pm, 25th April 2-4pm, 9th May 11am-1pm, 23rd May...
by Jen Adams | Dec 19, 2020 | News
Above photo: Charles Shimmin, Ramsey bay If you still haven’t seen our dedicated website to Moonlight and Starlight please do take a look. It contains all info about this pair including sightings plots, photos and videos. You can view it by clicking here Our...
by Jen Adams | Dec 19, 2020 | News
Better late than never for this post! It was a year ago (Dec 19) that the MWDW science team travelled to Barcelona to take part in the 2nd World Marine Mammal Conference. It was a combination of the European Cetacean Society and Society of Marine Mammalogy (southern...
by Jen Adams | Dec 12, 2020 | News
***Warning, this post contains graphic images** On 17th November 2020, MWDW, along with the Manx Wildlife Trust and DEFA, attended an unusual stranding of a long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas. The animal had washed in on the morning tide the previous day and...
by Jen Adams | Dec 12, 2020 | News
20200920-482A38152 20200920-482A38152-2 20200920-482A38162 20200920-482A381712 On 20th September 2020, during Minke whale season, MWDW were conducting a land-based survey at Marine drive and spotted 2 whales which we suspect to have been Sei whales Balaenoptera...