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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |