Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |