Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| April 20, 2023 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
From lighthouses, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 14, 2023 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Niarbyl |
Jed |
| April 14, 2023 | 19:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Jurby |
John Hills |
| April 14, 2023 | 15:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Onchan-Douglas |
Many |
| April 14, 2023 | 14:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Not recorded | 150 |
Port St Mary-Scarlett |
Kyla Quayle, Rob Mercer, N&G Corkill |
| April 11, 2023 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Not recorded | 5 |
Peel |
Anne-Marie | |
| April 10, 2023 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Leaping | 25 |
Scarlett point |
Kieron Blamey, Neil and Glennis Corkill, Laura Baven |
| April 9, 2023 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Onchan head |
Jason Bissell, Matt Knowles |
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 |