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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |