Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | 06:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Lower Lighthouse, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 15, 2024 | 11:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 2 | Blowing | 25 |
1mile North from Chicken rock |
Thomas Keggen ( Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| July 15, 2024 | 17:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| July 15, 2024 | 16:10 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Off Chicken Rock |
Calf Wardens |
| July 15, 2024 | 12:45 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
The Sound |
Calf Wardens |
| July 15, 2024 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West coast of the Calf |
Calf Wardens |
| July 14, 2024 | 09:35 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | Leaping | 5 |
1.5 miles off PSM |
Andrew Thompson | |
| July 14, 2024 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Cece, Dot, Ella & Ned |
| July 14, 2024 | 12:40 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Langness |
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| July 14, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 14, 2024 | 15:00 | Common dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
South harbout, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 13, 2024 | 11:10 | Other | Leaping | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of man. |
Mark Henson, Ian Lamprell | ||
| July 13, 2024 | 15:30 | Common dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Derbyhaven |
Shane Stigant and Craig Whalley |
| July 13, 2024 | 14:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
The Burroo, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| July 12, 2024 | 14:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |