Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2024 | 13:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Marine Drive |
Benjamin Roobottom |
| April 21, 2024 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 45 |
Peel bay |
Cathleen Collister, Jason Corlett |
| April 21, 2024 | 10:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Other | 15 |
The Sound |
Martin Lambden |
| April 21, 2024 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| April 21, 2024 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
Chicken rocks, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| April 21, 2024 | 14:10 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale point |
Calf wardens |
| April 21, 2024 | 14:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf of Man lighthouse |
Calf wardens |
| April 21, 2024 | 19:00 | Common dolphin | 60 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
The Stack, west Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| April 20, 2024 | 19:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
NW of Calf lighthouses |
Calf Wardens |
| April 20, 2024 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Gibdale point |
Calf wardens |
| April 20, 2024 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Chicken rocks, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| April 19, 2024 | 13:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Mooar |
Shane Stigant |
| April 19, 2024 | 18:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| April 19, 2024 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Caigher point, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| April 17, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Caigher point, west 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 |