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
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW