Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2023 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port e Vullen |
Danny and Arthur Ive |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart |