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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall |