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