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 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| 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 |