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