Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2023 | 18:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Cian Dickinson |
| July 9, 2023 | 22:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 7, 2023 | 21:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 40 |
Peel harbour |
Rachel Holdforth, Ruth Harley, Jay Skillicorn and others |
| July 7, 2023 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of the Calf |
Liz Charter |
| June 29, 2023 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel |
Many |
| June 29, 2023 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Port Erin bay |
Beth |
| June 27, 2023 | 18:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of the Sound |
S Whittaker |
| June 27, 2023 | 18:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
The Sound to Gansey |
Sue & Bill Whittaker, Guy Davis |
| June 27, 2023 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel |
Many |
| June 26, 2023 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Peel breakwater |
Dave Corkish and others |
| June 26, 2023 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| June 26, 2023 | 16:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 180 |
Peel bay, by Creg Malin |
Many |
| June 24, 2023 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel bay |
Many |
| June 23, 2023 | 06:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel |
Max Crookhall |
| June 22, 2023 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 140 |
Port Mooar-Groudle |
Anna Kerruish, Jaqueline Yates, Lucy Kelly, Sue King |
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 |