Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Andy Baxendale |
| November 22, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
North end of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 15, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
2Km off Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 13, 2022 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel castle |
MWDW |
| November 12, 2022 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel castle |
Amy, Kevin Walmsley |
| November 6, 2022 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 5, 2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Peel bay |
Birds IOM |
| November 4, 2022 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 51 | 2 | Leaping | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 1, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Laxey-/maughold |
Cheryl Southgate |
| October 19, 2022 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Douglas harbour seen from the Ben |
Gareth John |
| October 12, 2022 | 15:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
MWDW |
| October 11, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Barrule |
| October 11, 2022 | 17:28 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf oif Man Bird Observatory Team |
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 |