Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
November 18, 2024 15:45 Common dolphin 40 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

12 miles NW of the Isle of Man

David Saunders
November 18, 2024 14:20 Risso’s dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine drive

Louisa Nodwell
November 14, 2024 11:00 Bottlenose dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 45

Laxey Bay

Shane Stigant
November 14, 2024 15:15 Unidentified small cetacean 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

4 NM off Laxey

Shane Stigant
November 14, 2024 15:45 Unidentified small cetacean 6 0 Normal swimming 10

4-6 NM off Clay Head

Shane Stigant
November 13, 2024 12:20 Bottlenose dolphin 10 4 Feeding or foraging 40

3km off Laxey

Shane Stigant
November 13, 2024 13:55 Unidentified small cetacean 5 0 Leaping 10

Onchan Head

Matt Cory
November 13, 2024 13:08 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 12

Peel Breakwater

Steve Wright, Georgie Dempsey-Moore, Ruth Black
November 12, 2024 11:30 Common dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 10

5 miles South of Port St Mary

Martin Lambden
November 10, 2024 15:35 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 40

Ramsey Bay

John & Jamiee
November 5, 2024 09:30 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Rarwick, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
November 4, 2024 15:50 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 2

Douglas Bay

Ron Dicks
November 3, 2024 09:10 Bottlenose dolphin 8 2 Normal swimming 10

Off Laxey Bay

Ian Moon, Jacki Moon, David Bellamy, Robert Fisher
November 3, 2024 08:30 Bottlenose dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Laxey Bay

Shane Stigant
November 3, 2024 16:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

The Stack, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
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