Recent cetacean sightings
Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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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 |
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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 |