Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2023 | 11:55 | Harbour porpoise | 8 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 5, 2023 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 550 |
Port Erin to Laxey |
Gini, Matt and others |
| September 4, 2023 | 19:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Kerr Family |
| September 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Toll gate Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker, James Joyce, Elisa Matthews, James Robertson |
| September 3, 2023 | 16:55 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | Leaping | 1 |
5 miles wnw of Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin | ||
| September 1, 2023 | 16:35 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 2 |
Eleven miles NW from Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin |
| August 30, 2023 | 18:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| August 30, 2023 | 08:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour towards Port Erin |
Calf Wardens |
| August 29, 2023 | 09:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 270 |
Castletown-Douglas |
Simon Williams, Ruth Black, Shelley |
| August 28, 2023 | 16:15 | Humpback whale | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 2 |
6 miles off Douglas, seen from the Manannan |
Sam Glennie |
| August 28, 2023 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Big Head, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 25, 2023 | 11:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Little Ness to Douglas |
Shane Stigant and Craig Whalley |
| August 24, 2023 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| August 24, 2023 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Many |
| August 23, 2023 | 08:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen |