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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman |