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
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