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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |