Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2024 | 21:08 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Amy | |
| May 11, 2024 | 09:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive Arches |
Pawel G |
| May 11, 2024 | 10:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive |
Pawel g |
| May 11, 2024 | 14:40 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Amulty, north of Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 10, 2024 | 17:20 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 10, 2024 | 17:25 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 10, 2024 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Jay Skillicorn |
| May 10, 2024 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Bride |
Tom Morgan |
| May 10, 2024 | 13:55 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of The Sound, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 8, 2024 | 18:35 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
C Woodall, Sue Whittaker |
| May 8, 2024 | 10:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 7, 2024 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Cow harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 6, 2024 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 210 |
Peel bay |
Scarlett Farmer, MWDW |
| May 6, 2024 | 13:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel by the lifeboat slip |
Scarlett Farmer and others |
| May 5, 2024 | 16:15 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Laxey Breakwater |
Steve Wright |
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 |