Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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| August 23, 2023 | 08:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin |
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| August 23, 2023 | 15:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel bay |
Roy Maddrell, MWDW |
| August 22, 2023 | 12:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Sam Clare, Sarah Quine |
| August 19, 2023 | 13:35 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Chris Swingler, Steve Gale |
| August 18, 2023 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Sartfield |
Paula Hadfield |
| August 17, 2023 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gansey bay |
Andrew |
| August 16, 2023 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
North side of the Calf |
Buster Nixon |
| August 16, 2023 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1.2 miles of Contrary Head |
Girtz |
| August 16, 2023 | 06:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin |
Theresa Hayes |
| August 16, 2023 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port St Mary outer breaker |
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| August 16, 2023 | 19:00 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
West of the Sound (mixing with the Risso’s at 9pm) |
Leanne Hinds |
| August 16, 2023 | 19:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
West of the Sound (mixing with common dolphins at 9pm) |
Leigh Morris, Mal Stewart, Breesha Madderell |
| August 16, 2023 | 15:10 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 10 | Sexual behaviour | 20 |
10 miles west of Port Erin |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| August 16, 2023 | 10:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
12 miles east of Laxey |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 16, 2023 | 10:46 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
12 miles east of Laxey |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
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 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| 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 |