Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 26, 2024 | 20:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Glen Mooar |
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| July 25, 2024 | 13:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Laxey bay |
Andrew Pegge, John Baker |
| July 25, 2024 | 14:53 | Common dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
5 miles west of Peel |
SV John North |
| July 25, 2024 | 12:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Laxey Bay |
Leanne Ward |
| July 24, 2024 | 11:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
South side of The Calf Sound |
Quentin De Backer |
| July 23, 2024 | 17:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel bay |
MWDW, Claire Cunningham, Meg Whelan-Ferris |
| July 23, 2024 | 20:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Point of Ayre, west side |
John Baker |
| July 22, 2024 | 13:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 14 | 6 | Leaping | 10 |
Mile off Bradda head |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| July 22, 2024 | 19:45 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 3 | Normal swimming | 15 |
North of the Sound |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| July 22, 2024 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 250 |
Douglas bay to Laxey bay |
Mike Kelly, Lucy Swift, Jonard Dela Cruz |
| July 22, 2024 | 10:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of man |
Calf Wardens |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| 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 |