Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |