Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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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 |
August 16, 2023 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
10 miles nnw Peel |
Chris Hill |
August 15, 2023 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Niarbyl- White Beach |
Dave Bellamy, Rob Fisher, Lynn Davis |
August 14, 2023 | 12:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 12 | Fast swim or porpoising | 160 |
Ramsey to Maughold |
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August 9, 2023 | 08:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port Soderick |
S/V Missee Lee |
August 9, 2023 | 09:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Offshore from Fenella Beach, Peel |
Bryony MWDW, Adventurous Experiences |
August 9, 2023 | 05:30 | Common Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Bow riding | 120 |
Peel to Glen Maye |
Casey J Fishing Charter |
August 8, 2023 | 18:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Peel Breakwater and Bay |
Bryony MWDW, Tracy Sutherland & others |
August 8, 2023 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Bow riding | 20 |
Glen Maye |
Casey J Fishing Charter |
Recent basking shark sightings
Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
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 |