Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2023 | 10:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 3 |
Kionie Bay South Harbour |
Boat Trips Isle of Man |
| July 22, 2023 | 15:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Douglas Bay |
Jo Green, Janet, Scott Hughes, Nicola Dixon Evans |
| July 21, 2023 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Kione ny Halby, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 20, 2023 | 18:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 1 | Blowing | 30 |
Callow Point Port St Mary |
Boat Trips Isle of Man |
| July 20, 2023 | 19:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Chicken Rock |
Calf Wardens |
| July 19, 2023 | 16:30 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Chicken Rock Lighthouse |
Buster Nixon |
| July 18, 2023 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Gansey Bay |
Liam Callow |
| July 17, 2023 | 18:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
MWDW and others |
| July 17, 2023 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port Erin Bay |
Cheryl |
| July 14, 2023 | 08:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
South of Queen’s Pier |
Christine Blevins and Lisa Brain |
| July 13, 2023 | 14:15 | Humpback whale | 0 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Glen Trunk/Orrisdale (NW coast) |
Lesley Eburne & Jeanette |
| July 13, 2023 | 19:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin Bay |
Cheryl |
| July 12, 2023 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Ramsey Bay Queen’s pier |
Linda Broome-Smith, Eliza and daddy |
| July 11, 2023 | 06:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel Bay |
Helen Cave |
| July 11, 2023 | 19:45 | Humpback whale | 0 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
1/2 mile from the coast between Peel and Glen Maye |
Ben and Katie Hellowell |
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 |