Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2024 | 09:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| October 27, 2024 | 16:50 | Common dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Kione ny Halby, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| October 24, 2024 | 07:10 | Harbour porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Chicken Rock, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| October 24, 2024 | 15:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| October 21, 2024 | 16:09 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW, Kate Lord & others |
| October 20, 2024 | 11:10 | Harbour porpoise | Normal swimming | 5 |
Caigher Point, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| October 19, 2024 | 14:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 50 |
Peel Bay |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| October 17, 2024 | 18:30 | Harbour porpoise | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| October 13, 2024 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off Rue Point |
Nick Pinder |
| October 13, 2024 | 14:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 13, 2024 | 17:53 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
West of the the Sound |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| October 7, 2024 | 16:08 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Peel Bay |
MWDW |
| October 7, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens | ||
| October 6, 2024 | 11:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
East of the Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| September 30, 2024 | 12:50 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall |