Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2023 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Port Erin |
Ruth Murphey-Gale |
| April 8, 2023 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Port Soderick to Douglas lighthouse |
Michael George, Deb Cubbon, Richard and Janice, Eliza M |
| April 7, 2023 | 18:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| April 7, 2023 | 13:50 | Common Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Gibdale bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| April 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 90 |
Tower of Refuge, Douglas bay |
Neilkeig, Allen S Moore |
| April 2, 2023 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat |
| April 1, 2023 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Derbyhaven |
Emily |
| 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 |
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 |