Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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April 30, 2019 | 19:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Pigean stream, Marine drive |
Neil Clague |
April 29, 2019 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Cow Harbour. Calf of Man |
Neil, many others |
April 28, 2019 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Fort Island |
Liz Charter |
April 28, 2019 | 14:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Ramsey bay |
Unknown |
April 24, 2019 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Lower lighthouse looking east (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
April 22, 2019 | 19:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Lower Lighthouse looking west (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
April 22, 2019 | 07:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Middle lighthouse (Calf of Man) |
Daniel Woollard |
April 22, 2019 | 07:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Middle lighthouse (Calf of Man) |
Daniel Woollard |
April 22, 2019 | 09:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
April 22, 2019 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
N of Calf of Man ( Amulty ) |
Gemini Charter Bob Taylor |
April 21, 2019 | 11:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Fiddler’s Green, Marine drive to Little Ness |
Allen S Moore |
April 20, 2019 | 18:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 7 |
Lower lighthouse by The Stack (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
April 20, 2019 | 07:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Upper lighthouse(Calf of Man) |
Daniel Woollard |
April 20, 2019 | 16:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Middle lighthouse (Calf of Man) |
Daniel Woollard |
April 20, 2019 | 18:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 85 |
Bay Fine |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam |