Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2024 | 15:15 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| September 8, 2024 | 09:45 | Harbour porpoise | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| September 7, 2024 | 13:25 | Harbour porpoise | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Natassja chadwick |
| September 7, 2024 | 13:40 | Unidentified small cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head towards onchan head |
Natassja chadwick |
| September 7, 2024 | 16:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 280 |
Marine Drive – Port St Mary |
Pawel |
| September 7, 2024 | 18:20 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St. Mary |
Neil |
| September 7, 2024 | 17:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| September 4, 2024 | 10:00 | Harbour porpoise | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| September 3, 2024 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 345 |
Peel to Port St. Mary |
Jed, Aquabike |
| September 2, 2024 | 08:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 5 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bradda Head |
Max Crookall |
| September 1, 2024 | 15:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Maughold Head |
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| September 1, 2024 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 25 |
Douglas Bay |
Sophie Tuft, Rachel Anthony |
| August 31, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Amulty, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 30, 2024 | 15:50 | Harbour porpoise | 8 | 2 | Normal swimming | 120 |
West of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| August 30, 2024 | 18:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Erin Bay |
Richard/Janice Cooil, Aquabike |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| 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 |