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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |