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

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
August 24, 2022 08:30 1 Suspected feeding 240 Peel Breakwater John Hills, Max Crookall
August 21, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 120 Port Erin Debbie McGregor
August 20, 2022 11:00 1 Parellel swimming 10 Peel Castle Jonathan Reilly
August 15, 2022 18:35 1 Swimming 5 Back of the Calf Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat
August 14, 2022 13:50 1 Suspected feeding 120 West of the Sound MWDW
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran