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