Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2024 | 11:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
West of the Sound |
MWDW |
| May 5, 2024 | 12:55 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
West of the Sound |
MWDW |
| May 5, 2024 | 13:10 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Bradda Head |
Martin Lambden |
| May 5, 2024 | 18:50 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Drinking Dragon |
Malcolm Lowry |
| May 5, 2024 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Off Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Steve Clague |
| May 5, 2024 | 14:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Ledges, Port St Mary |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Steve Clague |
| May 5, 2024 | 14:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Logging on surface | 20 |
Peel bay by the Lifeboat slip |
Others |
| May 5, 2024 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
West of the Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 5, 2024 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 5, 2024 | 16:30 | Common dolphin | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| May 4, 2024 | 07:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Not recorded | 5 |
Bride |
Michelle Jones | |
| May 4, 2024 | 13:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Peel Breakwater |
Scarlett Farmer |
| May 3, 2024 | 10:25 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of the Sound |
Martin Lambden |
| May 3, 2024 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf of Man lighthouses |
Calf wardens |
| May 3, 2024 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Caigher point, 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 |