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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |