Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2023 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 270 |
Niarbyl to Peel |
Jane Young, Yacht John North, Lianne V |
| October 16, 2023 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
Nathan James, Helen Victoria |
| October 15, 2023 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Castletown Bay, near the Bell Buoy |
Ian Astill & Cam Sayle |
| October 15, 2023 | 14:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Langness lighthouse |
Mark, Caz, Thomas & Louie Mcgillion and the Donnan tribe |
| October 15, 2023 | 13:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Port Erin bay |
Evie Lewis |
| October 12, 2023 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Castletown bay |
Jan Cooil, Beth Greenhalgh, Stuart Lyon |
| October 12, 2023 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2023 | 16:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Rose Mary and Hector |
| October 11, 2023 | 18:40 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Onchan Head |
James Robertson |
| October 11, 2023 | 15:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW |
| October 10, 2023 | 16:50 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Through the Sound |
Calf Wardens |
| October 7, 2023 | 09:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Baie Fine, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| October 1, 2023 | 18:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Off Peel breakwater |
MWDW, Di Swaine, Christy DeHaven |
| October 1, 2023 | 14:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Bulgham Bay to Laxey |
Steve Wright and others |
| October 1, 2023 | 13:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Between Port Grenaugh and Port Soderick |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen |