Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
North of the Calf |
Carol and Sue |
| May 21, 2024 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 20, 2024 | 20:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
12 miles out of Douglas |
Peter Leece |
| May 20, 2024 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel Headlands |
Peter Leece |
| May 17, 2024 | 16:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Carol & Sue |
| May 17, 2024 | 16:40 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue and Carol | |
| May 17, 2024 | 20:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Onchan Head |
Rich Atherton |
| May 16, 2024 | 12:55 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker |
| May 16, 2024 | 13:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| May 14, 2024 | 12:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin |
Helen |
| May 13, 2024 | 10:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Breakwater |
Paul Pearson (LAPIS) |
| May 13, 2024 | 12:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
5 miles off Peel |
Max Crookall |
| May 12, 2024 | 15:43 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker |
| May 11, 2024 | 13:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Dhoon beach |
Hannah Curtis |
| May 11, 2024 | 20:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Logging on surface | 15 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill, Amy |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater |