Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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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 |
November 3, 2024 | 09:15 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
November 2, 2024 | 10:00 | Common dolphin | 75 | 25 | Fast swim or porpoising | 50 |
5-6 miles North of Peel |
Ian Young |
November 1, 2024 | 10:00 | Common dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
5 miles North of Peel |
Ian Young |
October 29, 2024 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
October 29, 2024 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
October 29, 2024 | 16:40 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
East of Clay Head |
Shane Stigant |
October 28, 2024 | 11:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Grand Island, Ramsey |
Andy McKinlay |
October 28, 2024 | 14:30 | Unidentified large cetacean | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 3 |
South of Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
October 28, 2024 | 15:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Point of Ayre |
Gayle Johnson |
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 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini |