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

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
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