Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2023 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
12 miles west of Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin |
| June 11, 2023 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 20 |
Niarbyl |
Ean Radcliffe |
| June 11, 2023 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
South of Scarlett Point |
Colin Mills |
| June 11, 2023 | 18:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Wart Bank |
Collin Mills |
| June 11, 2023 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Sound |
Collin Mills |
| June 11, 2023 | 20:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Fleshwick Bay |
Tide Mike |
| June 11, 2023 | 22:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of the Calf |
Tide Mike |
| June 11, 2023 | 17:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 10, 2023 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Ramsey Bay |
J.Shirtliff |
| June 10, 2023 | 18:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Dhoon Glen |
Dan Wright |
| June 10, 2023 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Bay |
Simon Anthony |
| June 9, 2023 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Peel Breakwater |
Many |
| June 6, 2023 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East coast of the Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 5, 2023 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 75 |
1.5 miles off Peel |
Ian Young |
| June 5, 2023 | 09:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
6 miles West of Peel |
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 |