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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |