Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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01/01/2023 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 20 | Bow riding | 5 |
3 miles NW of Point of Ayre |
Paul Turton |
28/12/2022 | 16:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Ditte Smith |
22/12/2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay, Creg Malin end |
Jim |
19/12/2022 | 10:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Bradda head |
Not recorded |
16/12/2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 15 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Laxey bay |
Danny Kermeen, then Shane Stigant |
14/12/2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 5 |
Half mile off Jurby |
Girts Prizevs |
12/12/2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Lhen |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
12/12/2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of Jurby |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
11/12/2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
11/12/2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
11/12/2022 | 10:35 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Richard Wild |
29/11/2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel bay and Castle |
Lisa, Roy, MWDW |
28/11/2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 270 |
Peel-Niarbyl-Peel |
Katherine Bergin |
27/11/2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Andy Baxendale |
22/11/2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |