Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2024 | 19:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 22, 2024 | 14:40 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
Gibale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 21, 2024 | 17:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 19, 2024 | 14:05 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 18, 2024 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 18, 2024 | 16:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 18, 2024 | 16:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Fold point, Calf of man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 17, 2024 | 08:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
6.5 miles S of PSM |
Martin Lambden |
| July 17, 2024 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel Bay |
Megg Whelan-Ferris |
| July 17, 2024 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 17, 2024 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 17, 2024 | 19:30 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 16, 2024 | 17:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 120 |
Peel bay |
Carlos Franklin, Clare, MWDW |
| July 16, 2024 | 19:10 | Risso’s dolphin | 9 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Burroo |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| July 16, 2024 | 06:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Lower Lighthouse, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward |