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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |