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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |