Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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

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