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 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 |