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 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 | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin |