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
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
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