Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 3, 2024 18:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 2

Leodan, SW Calf of Man

Calf wardens
May 1, 2024 15:55 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel

Alistair Sutherland
May 1, 2024 10:00 Bottlenose dolphin 25 0 Bow riding 5

12 miles off Douglas. Seen from the Manxman.

Sophie Henry
April 29, 2024 16:15 Harbour porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 29, 2024 17:00 Harbour porpoise 8 0 Normal swimming 10

Gibdale point

Calf wardens
April 28, 2024 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 15

Peel

April 28, 2024 15:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 27, 2024 12:00 Harbour porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 26, 2024 15:00 Harbour porpoise 8 2 Feeding or foraging 10

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 26, 2024 18:30 Harbour porpoise 10 5 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 25, 2024 19:00 Harbour porpoise 10 2 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 24, 2024 16:15 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Leaping 330

Peel bay-Castle-Fenella

Janece and Mark Pugh, Chris Gilbert, Allen Moore
April 24, 2024 13:30 Harbour porpoise 11 0 Feeding or foraging 2

Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 24, 2024 19:00 Harbour porpoise 6 0 Normal swimming 5

Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 23, 2024 14:30 Harbour porpoise 7 2 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man lighthouse

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
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