Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2023 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas head |
Lisa Whear |
| September 11, 2023 | 19:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
From the lighthouses, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 10, 2023 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Queen’s Pier, Ramsey |
Keith |
| September 10, 2023 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Many |
| September 10, 2023 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 20 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Carrick bay |
Rick Taylor |
| September 10, 2023 | 16:45 | Tuna | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Carrick bay |
Rick Taylor |
| September 10, 2023 | 17:06 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive Tollgate |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| September 10, 2023 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 9, 2023 | 06:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 15 |
Off Peel |
Max Crookall |
| September 9, 2023 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Kallow Point, Port St Mary |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| September 9, 2023 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 4 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Chicken rock |
Boat Trips Isle of Man |
| September 9, 2023 | 19:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Little Ness Marine drive |
Carol Woodall |
| September 9, 2023 | 08:10 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 7 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 9, 2023 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East coast of the Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 8, 2023 | 06:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Adam TS |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley |