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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others |