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 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 | ||
| 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 |