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 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 |