Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 9, 2024 | 19:25 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
N of Kitterland |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton |