Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 13, 2023 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 30

Fleshwick Bay

Alia Centofanti
June 13, 2023 15:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man

Sue Breadner
June 12, 2023 12:45 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Leaping 20

Chickens rock to South Harbour

Richard and Jan Cooil
June 12, 2023 13:45 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

West of the Sound

Richard and Jan Cooil
June 12, 2023 11:40 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 60

West of Bradda head

Shane Stigant
June 12, 2023 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 30

West of Bradda head

Shane Stigant
June 12, 2023 09:30 Common Dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 180

Glen Maye

Nicholas Lewis
June 12, 2023 10:30 Minke Whale 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Bradda Head

Paul Ryan
June 12, 2023 11:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Not recorded 5

Calf of Man to Chicken Rock

Calf Wardens
June 12, 2023 12:00 Harbour porpoise 5 0 Not recorded 5

East coast of Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
June 11, 2023 16:30 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Back of Peel Castle

Sharon Walker
June 11, 2023 11:10 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

North west of Calf Sound

Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin
June 11, 2023 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 1

12 miles off Calf Sound

Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin
June 11, 2023 12:15 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Spaldrick

Saskia Beresford
June 11, 2023 11:50 Minke Whale 1 0 Blowing 10

12 miles off Calf Sound

Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter