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 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin |