Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2023 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
From Upper Lighthouse, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 2, 2023 | 19:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Bradda head |
Shona boat trips |
| May 2, 2023 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Big Head, Calf of Man |
Shona boat trips |
| May 2, 2023 | 16:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 2, 2023 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 5 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 2, 2023 | 17:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 2, 2023 | 17:45 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| May 1, 2023 | 16:20 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East coast of Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 30, 2023 | 11:35 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Far end of Peel promenade |
Adrian Bentley |
| April 29, 2023 | 13:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 200 |
Glen Wyllin to Peel |
Matthew Gregg and Lin Fishman |
| April 29, 2023 | 16:00 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 29, 2023 | 18:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
The Sound |
Calf Wardens |
| April 28, 2023 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1/2 mile west of the Ayres |
Richard Wild |
| April 28, 2023 | 14:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 28, 2023 | 15:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
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 |