Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 23, 2023 | 10:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
1km SE of Port St Mary |
Robert Fisher |
| February 21, 2023 | 12:05 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Port Erin Bay |
Steffan |
| February 20, 2023 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
100 offshore of Cronk Y Bing MWT Nature Reserve |
Rachel Smith |
| February 19, 2023 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive |
Louisa Nodwell |
| February 18, 2023 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Vincent Sider |
| February 17, 2023 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas lighthouse |
Not recorded |
| February 13, 2023 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
The Norris family |
| February 12, 2023 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Kelly Nickson |
| February 9, 2023 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Port Erin bay |
Jo Kinley |
| February 7, 2023 | 14:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Dave C |
| February 6, 2023 | 17:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
|
| February 4, 2023 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Ramsey bay |
Many |
| February 3, 2023 | 10:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Maughold head |
Shane Stigant |
| February 1, 2023 | 08:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Douglas bay |
Mo Parker-Child, Pauline Tait, Sarah Bullski and others |
| February 1, 2023 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 10 | Leaping | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
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 |