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
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine