Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | 12:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Kirk Michael |
Tiz Jones |
| May 27, 2023 | 17:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
1.5 miles SW Spanish head |
Malcolm Stewart |
| May 27, 2023 | 15:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Langness |
Laura Stewart |
| May 27, 2023 | 10:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
Chicken rock |
Fourwinns, Rebecca Bailey |
| May 27, 2023 | 07:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 630 |
Chicken rock |
Fourwinns, Laura Stewart, Aron Sapsford |
| May 27, 2023 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
6 miles west of chicken rock |
Fourwinns |
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
12-13 miles west chicken rock |
Fourwinns |
| May 27, 2023 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
4 miles off Spanish head |
Fourwinns |
| May 27, 2023 | 08:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort Island |
Kerry Pledger |
| May 27, 2023 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Calf of Man |
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| May 27, 2023 | 05:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
One mile off the Chasms |
Graham Hall |
| May 27, 2023 | 11:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Between the Stack and Chicken Rock |
Calf Wardens |
| May 26, 2023 | 15:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Kione ny Halby, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 24, 2023 | 12:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Langness Foghorn |
Andrew Dixon |
| May 24, 2023 | 17:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Chasms |
Felicity |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall |