Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2023 | 17:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Rachel Roberts |
| March 26, 2023 | 17:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Erin Bay – approx. 25 metres offshore in Cosy Nook area |
Richard Collister |
| March 20, 2023 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
T and P Young |
| March 17, 2023 | 15:35 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
20 meters behind Tower of Refuge |
Gethin Taylor |
| March 14, 2023 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher | |
| March 8, 2023 | 11:17 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Luiz Felipe |
| March 7, 2023 | 08:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 25 |
Gansey bay |
SaraIsmail-Sutton |
| March 7, 2023 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Dog Mills |
Georgina Franks |
| March 7, 2023 | 13:35 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Bow riding | 10 |
2 miles off Peel Castle |
Max Crookall |
| March 5, 2023 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Soderick |
Shane Stigant |
| February 28, 2023 | 08:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Port Erin Bay |
Malcolm Jamieson |
| February 28, 2023 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Erin Bay |
Chloe |
| February 27, 2023 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Port Erin bay |
Chris Lever and Asad Shafiq |
| February 25, 2023 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine drive tollgate |
Alison Cubbon |
| February 24, 2023 | 14:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Jan Cooil |
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 |