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

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
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
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J
July 27, 2022 13:00 1 Tight circling 10 Gibdale Point Peter Kay