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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley |