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