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