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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |