Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2024 | 12:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
6m off Kirk Michael |
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| June 22, 2024 | 06:55 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Big head ,Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 21, 2024 | 08:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port-e-Vullen |
Karen Hannay |
| June 20, 2024 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Logging on surface | 5 |
Fleshwick |
Nicky Lewis |
| June 20, 2024 | 10:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Dalby |
Nicky Lewis |
| June 20, 2024 | 13:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
6 miles off Bradda head |
Harry Gell |
| June 20, 2024 | 12:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Stack, Calf of Man |
Harry Gell |
| June 20, 2024 | 15:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Kione Ny Halby |
Calf Wardens |
| June 20, 2024 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 19, 2024 | 14:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Ramsey Bay-Point of Ayre |
John Griffiths, Fiona |
| June 19, 2024 | 17:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Big Head, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 17, 2024 | 06:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kione Ny Halby, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 16, 2024 | 12:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Groudle Beach to Dhoon |
Jackie Turner, Katie Bevan, Amy, Others |
| June 15, 2024 | 20:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 100 |
Kirk Michael to Peel |
Chris Rawlinson, Rose Pollard, D & S Challis, Other |
| June 15, 2024 | 11:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
5 miles NW of Calf Sound |
Dermot Shimmin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| 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 |