Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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22/04/2023 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive. |
Shane Stigant |
22/04/2023 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Targets, Jurby |
Combine and Trish |
22/04/2023 | 15:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just outside Peel harbour |
Rach and Jenny Tonkinson |
14/04/2023 | 19:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Jurby |
John Hills |
14/04/2023 | 15:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Onchan-Douglas |
Many |
14/04/2023 | 14:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Not recorded | 150 |
Port St Mary-Scarlett |
Kyla Quayle, Rob Mercer, N&G Corkill |
14/04/2023 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Niarbyl |
Jed |
11/04/2023 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Peel |
Anne-Marie |
10/04/2023 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Leaping | 25 |
Scarlett point |
Kieron Blamey, Neil and Glennis Corkill, Laura Baven |
09/04/2023 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Onchan head |
Jason Bissell, Matt Knowles |
09/04/2023 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Port Erin |
Ruth Murphey-Gale |
08/04/2023 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Port Soderick to Douglas lighthouse |
Michael George, Deb Cubbon, Richard and Janice, Eliza M |
07/04/2023 | 18:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
07/04/2023 | 13:50 | Common Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Gibdale bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
04/04/2023 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 90 |
Tower of Refuge, Douglas bay |
Neilkeig, Allen S Moore |