Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 29, 2024 13:40 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Ramsey Bay

Christopher Jackson, Elaine Meakin
June 29, 2024 16:30 Harbour porpoise 3 1 Normal swimming 5

The Stack, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
June 26, 2024 10:40 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 120

South Harbour-Kione Ny Halby, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
June 26, 2024 17:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
June 26, 2024 10:20 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 15

The Burroo, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
June 25, 2024 13:55 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Derbyhaven

Tom Morgan
June 25, 2024 20:00 Minke whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 30

4.5 km off Laxey

Shane Stigant
June 24, 2024 17:10 Unidentified small cetacean 3 0 Feeding or foraging 25

Port Mooar

Janet Sykes
June 24, 2024 21:00 Unidentified small cetacean 30 0 Feeding or foraging 30

4.5 Km off Laxey

Shane Stigant
June 23, 2024 10:30 Ocean sunfish 1 0 Not recorded 15

Marine drive

Manuela
June 23, 2024 15:40 Risso’s dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 20

East of the Calf

MWDW, Yvonne and Russ Hewlett
June 23, 2024 15:55 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

East of the Sound

MWDW
June 23, 2024 15:30 Harbour porpoise 0 Normal swimming 5

Entrance to the Sound, eastern side

MWDW
June 23, 2024 15:00 Harbour porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Kione Ny Halby, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
June 23, 2024 13:30 Risso’s dolphin 8 0 Logging on surface 15

Creg Veanagh, 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 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
July 18, 2022 19:37 1 Suspected feeding 5 Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Nina Shimmin
July 16, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 80 Port Erin undeleeb din, Elasmomann
July 14, 2022 07:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Contrary head Max Crookall
July 12, 2022 03:00 2 Swimming 120 Port Erin Bay Charles Leclerc
July 11, 2022 10:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 7 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
July 10, 2022 21:20 1 Suspected feeding 6 Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound Dermot Shimmin
July 5, 2022 09:00 1 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
July 5, 2022 15:45 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater