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