Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2023 | 17:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
SE of the Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 14, 2023 | 13:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 13, 2023 | 14:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Kirk Michael |
David Higson |
| May 13, 2023 | 11:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 13, 2023 | 11:50 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 13, 2023 | 13:55 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
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| May 12, 2023 | 18:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Ramsey beach north end |
Melissa Oates |
| May 12, 2023 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
South of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 12, 2023 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Shona boat trips |
| May 11, 2023 | 16:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of Sound car park |
Carol Woodall |
| May 10, 2023 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
S of the Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| May 9, 2023 | 15:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| May 9, 2023 | 11:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Soderick bay |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| May 9, 2023 | 14:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Marine Drive Toll gate |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 9, 2023 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
The Sound |
Calf Wardens |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert |