Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2024 | 16:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 280 |
Marine Drive – Port St Mary |
Pawel |
| September 7, 2024 | 18:20 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St. Mary |
Neil |
| September 7, 2024 | 17:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| September 4, 2024 | 10:00 | Harbour porpoise | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| September 3, 2024 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 345 |
Peel to Port St. Mary |
Jed, Aquabike |
| September 2, 2024 | 08:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 5 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bradda Head |
Max Crookall |
| September 1, 2024 | 15:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Maughold Head |
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| September 1, 2024 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 25 |
Douglas Bay |
Sophie Tuft, Rachel Anthony |
| August 31, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Amulty, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 30, 2024 | 15:50 | Harbour porpoise | 8 | 2 | Normal swimming | 120 |
West of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| August 30, 2024 | 18:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Erin Bay |
Richard/Janice Cooil, Aquabike |
| August 30, 2024 | 18:00 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 29, 2024 | 12:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Bay |
John Barker |
| August 28, 2024 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Calf Sound |
Helen williams |
| August 28, 2024 | 18:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 50 |
Bulgham Bay to Laxey |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater |