Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2023 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 3 | Logging on surface | 135 |
Carrick Bay-Langness |
MWDW, HM Sole, Sea Kayaking IOM, Andy Birchall |
| June 22, 2023 | 20:30 | Common Dolphin | 70 | 30 | Bow riding | 30 |
Off Bradda head |
Shona boat trips |
| June 21, 2023 | 15:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East coast of Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 20, 2023 | 22:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 65 |
Apple Orphanage – Peel Breakwater |
Jane, Casey, Tom, Mikey Cooper |
| June 20, 2023 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Ian Wilcock |
| June 19, 2023 | 18:00 | Common Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Marine drive |
Jack Mylchreest |
| June 18, 2023 | 10:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Laxey Bay |
Paul Ryan, Karen Corkhill, M Tucjer, Roger Birtles |
| June 17, 2023 | 13:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Onchan Harbour |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| June 17, 2023 | 15:50 | Common Dolphin | 250 | 50 | Bow riding | 70 |
4 miles off Peel |
Harry Gell |
| June 17, 2023 | 18:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Peel Breakwater |
Jeff McCubbin |
| June 16, 2023 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Douglas Bay |
Kevin Doyle |
| June 16, 2023 | 19:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 14, 2023 | 20:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
North of Ramsey-Dogmills |
Charles Shimmin |
| June 13, 2023 | 08:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Jack, Onchan |
Jack Richards |
| June 13, 2023 | 16:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 275 |
Laxey Bay – Douglas |
Dirk McHarrie, Douglas Bay Yacht Club |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young |