Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
02/04/2023 09:30 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Bow riding 10

Port St Mary

Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat
01/04/2023 19:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 5

Derbyhaven

Emily
31/03/2023 17:50 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Port Erin bay

Rachel Roberts
26/03/2023 17:45 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 15

Port Erin Bay – approx. 25 metres offshore in Cosy Nook area

Richard Collister
20/03/2023 11:30 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Ramsey bay

T and P Young
17/03/2023 15:35 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 5

20 meters behind Tower of Refuge

Gethin Taylor
14/03/2023 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

South harbour, Calf of Man

Robert Fisher
08/03/2023 11:17 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Peel Castle

Luiz Felipe
07/03/2023 18:15 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Normal swimming 20

Dog Mills

Georgina Franks
07/03/2023 13:35 Common Dolphin 15 5 Bow riding 10

2 miles off Peel Castle

Max Crookall
07/03/2023 08:00 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Fast swim or porpoising 25

Gansey bay

SaraIsmail-Sutton
05/03/2023 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Feeding or foraging 120

Port Soderick

Shane Stigant
28/02/2023 17:20 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Port Erin Bay

Chloe
28/02/2023 08:00 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 4

Port Erin Bay

Malcolm Jamieson
27/02/2023 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 30

Port Erin bay

Chris Lever and Asad Shafiq