Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
31/05/2023 21:30 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

End of Peel breakwater

Mike Webb
30/05/2023 20:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 20

1 mile east of Santon Head

Netty Taggart
29/05/2023 20:15 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Not recorded 45

Castletown bay

Liz Charter
29/05/2023 17:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Bay Fine

Cheryl Moorhouse
29/05/2023 13:56 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Port St Mary Ledges

Fourwinns
29/05/2023 13:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Bradda head

Shane Stigant
27/05/2023 17:35 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

1.5 miles SW Spanish head

Malcolm Stewart
27/05/2023 16:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

4 miles off Spanish head

Fourwinns
27/05/2023 15:05 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Langness

Laura Stewart
27/05/2023 12:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 60

12-13 miles west chicken rock

Fourwinns
27/05/2023 12:00 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Kirk Michael

Tiz Jones
27/05/2023 12:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 20

6 miles west of chicken rock

Fourwinns
27/05/2023 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Calf of Man

27/05/2023 10:15 Harbour Porpoise 4 2 Feeding or foraging 70

Chicken rock

Fourwinns, Rebecca Bailey
27/05/2023 08:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 2 Feeding or foraging 60

Fort Island

Kerry Pledger