Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2024 | 11:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
10 miles NW of Calf Sound |
Dermot Shimmin | |
| June 15, 2024 | 20:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Between Port Erin and Calf of Man |
Matt Tyrer | |
| June 15, 2024 | 10:50 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Sound |
Martin Lambden |
| June 15, 2024 | 12:50 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ghaw Yairn, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 15, 2024 | 05:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 360 |
Lighthouses-Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 13, 2024 | 10:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| June 12, 2024 | 13:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Calf |
Rose Pollard |
| June 9, 2024 | 12:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 60 |
South Harbour |
Calf Wardens |
| June 8, 2024 | 15:30 | Common dolphin | 0 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Derbyhaven |
Sam Palmer, Holli Dentith |
| June 5, 2024 | 21:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel Beach |
Pete Hughes |
| June 4, 2024 | 17:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Marine Drive |
Christopher Lees, Tom Morgan, Gemma |
| June 1, 2024 | 19:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel Breakwater |
Dave Corkish |
| May 31, 2024 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 45 |
10 Miles north of Peel |
Chris Gulland |
| May 29, 2024 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Castletown bay |
Groudle Class, Victoria Rd Primary School |
| May 29, 2024 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
South harbour, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter | ||
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward |