Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2023 | 18:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 27, 2023 | 15:50 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 26, 2023 | 18:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| April 26, 2023 | 16:03 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Liz Bonnin, Craig Bennett, Zelda Bentham, David Bellamy |
| April 26, 2023 | 13:10 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
The Sound |
Calf Wardens |
| April 25, 2023 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 25, 2023 | 17:50 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 23, 2023 | 13:25 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 22, 2023 | 15:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just outside Peel harbour |
Rach and Jenny Tonkinson |
| April 22, 2023 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive. |
Shane Stigant |
| April 22, 2023 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Targets, Jurby |
Combine and Trish |
| April 22, 2023 | 11:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Kione Roauyr, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 22, 2023 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Kione ny Halby, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 22, 2023 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 21, 2023 | 12:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Along east coast of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |