Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | 16:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel Breakwater |
Linda and Justin Gartland |
| May 21, 2023 | 08:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Langness |
Neil Garlick |
| May 21, 2023 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Chicken Rock, Calf of Man |
Neil Cash |
| May 21, 2023 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Calf of Man |
Mike blows |
| May 21, 2023 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Groudle |
Dermot Shimmin |
| May 20, 2023 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Blowing | 15 |
Clay Head |
Will Crookall |
| May 20, 2023 | 19:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
S of the Sound |
Bill & Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| May 20, 2023 | 07:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Burroo, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 19, 2023 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel Bay |
Many |
| May 17, 2023 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Peel Bay |
Many |
| May 17, 2023 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 6 |
S of the Sound |
C Woodall and Sue Whittaker |
| May 16, 2023 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 390 |
Douglas Bay – Marine Drive |
Allen Moore, Suzie Gardner, Louise Kennedy, Brian Liggins |
| May 16, 2023 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel Bay |
Many |
| May 16, 2023 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 20 |
Peel Bay |
Layla Caley |
| May 15, 2023 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale head, Calf of Man |
Shona boat trips |
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 |