Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 16, 2024 11:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 8

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 16, 2024 11:30 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Calf of Man lighthouse

Calf wardens
April 16, 2024 08:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 15, 2024 07:35 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
April 14, 2024 10:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 15

Laxey Bay

Robert Fisher
April 14, 2024 15:30 Bottlenose dolphin 6 2 Normal swimming 5

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
April 14, 2024 17:15 Risso’s dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

West of the Calf of Man

Spike Webb
April 14, 2024 11:30 Harbour porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Calf of Man lighthouse

Calf wardens
April 14, 2024 12:00 Common dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 5

Chicken rocks, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 13, 2024 17:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 11, 2024 16:00 Harbour porpoise 8 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Calf of Man lighthouse

Calf wardens
April 10, 2024 18:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Normal swimming 60

Port Erin bay

Lina
April 10, 2024 16:00 Harbour porpoise 7 2 Feeding or foraging 5

Calf of Man lighthouse

Calf wardens
April 9, 2024 16:30 Harbour porpoise 8 2 Feeding or foraging 10

Off Calf of Man lighthouses

Calf wardens
April 9, 2024 17:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 12

South harbour, 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
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