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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil |