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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton |