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