Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |