Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2023 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Erin bay |
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| 02/12/2023 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Off Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| 01/12/2023 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
4 miles off Peel |
Fishermen |
| 25/11/2023 | 14:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 50 |
Peel bay |
MWDW |
| 25/11/2023 | 11:30 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Groudle-Marine Drive |
Paul Penrose, Victoria McGoldrick |
| 25/11/2023 | 09:00 | Tuna | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
East coast |
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| 25/11/2023 | 08:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| 22/11/2023 | 11:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 11 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Brian Kelly |
| 21/11/2023 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| 18/11/2023 | 14:45 | Humpback whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 20 |
4 miles out of Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| 17/11/2023 | 07:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Maughold head |
Colin Russell |
| 16/11/2023 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel- Fenella beach and Castle |
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| 16/11/2023 | 08:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Onchan Head-Douglas |
Anne Austin, Lucy Swift |
| 11/11/2023 | 11:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Steve Wright |
| 11/11/2023 | 10:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Douglas head and Marine drive |
Beanys Jess |