Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/2023 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off The Stack to west of Calf of Man |
Elizabeth Dunlop |
| 08/09/2023 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Marine Drive Toll Gate-Pigeon Stream-Douglas Head |
MWDW, Sue, Carol and others |
| 08/09/2023 | 10:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Soderick |
Michael Quayle |
| 08/09/2023 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 4 | Logging on surface | 90 |
West of Calf |
Ian |
| 08/09/2023 | 06:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Adam TS |
| 07/09/2023 | 16:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Adam TS |
| 07/09/2023 | 07:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Pawel G |
| 06/09/2023 | 17:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 25 |
Castletown |
Lee Jones, C.Pedder |
| 05/09/2023 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 550 |
Port Erin to Laxey |
Gini, Matt and others |
| 04/09/2023 | 19:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Kerr Family |
| 04/09/2023 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Toll gate Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker, James Joyce, Elisa Matthews, James Robertson |
| 03/09/2023 | 16:55 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | Leaping | 1 |
5 miles wnw of Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin | ||
| 01/09/2023 | 16:35 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 2 |
Eleven miles NW from Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin |
| 30/08/2023 | 18:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| 29/08/2023 | 09:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 270 |
Castletown-Douglas |
Simon Williams, Ruth Black, Shelley |