Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2023 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 18, 2023 | 14:45 | Humpback whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 20 |
4 miles out of Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| November 17, 2023 | 07:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Maughold head |
Colin Russell |
| November 16, 2023 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel- Fenella beach and Castle |
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| November 16, 2023 | 08:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Onchan Head-Douglas |
Anne Austin, Lucy Swift |
| November 11, 2023 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Douglas head and Marine drive |
Beanys Jess |
| November 11, 2023 | 11:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Steve Wright |
| November 10, 2023 | 13:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive |
Adam Tansley-Scales, Jay Skillocorn, Zoe Sowrey. |
| November 7, 2023 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 5, 2023 | 14:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Big Head, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| November 4, 2023 | 15:00 | Humpback whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 50 |
Perwick bay |
Cheryl M, Jackie and Graham Hall |
| October 22, 2023 | 11:05 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Marine drive tollgates |
Steve Wright |
| October 22, 2023 | 17:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Caroline |
| October 22, 2023 | 17:20 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Sound |
Carol Woodall Sue Whittaker |
| October 22, 2023 | 15:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 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 |