Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | 07:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gansey bay |
Martin Lambden | |
| July 31, 2024 | 09:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South of the Sound |
Martin Lambden |
| July 31, 2024 | 18:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
1 mile NE of Langness Lighthouse |
Malcolm Stewart, Neil Garlick |
| July 31, 2024 | 06:15 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Graham Hall |
| July 31, 2024 | 20:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey |
Keren Wormwell |
| July 30, 2024 | 19:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 3 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| July 30, 2024 | 20:00 | Common dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
6km out of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| July 30, 2024 | 17:40 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
North of Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| July 30, 2024 | 17:30 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 30 |
11 miles NW of Peel |
Ben Hellowell |
| July 29, 2024 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Adam Denard, Dave Corkish |
| July 29, 2024 | 20:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kallow point, Port st Mary |
Graham Hall |
| July 28, 2024 | 15:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Marine Drive – Fort Island |
Steve Wright |
| July 28, 2024 | 08:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
Peel and Fenella |
Anna Graham, Eva Colussi |
| July 27, 2024 | 08:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 50 | 20 | Bow riding | 360 |
Dalby to Clay head |
Casey J boat, Shane Stigant, Dan Corkish, Steve Marsden and more |
| July 27, 2024 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 750 |
Point of Ayre-Peel |
Keren Wormwell, others |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |