Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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