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 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| 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 |