Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2024 | 18:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Chicken rock |
Calf Wardens |
| March 29, 2024 | 17:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| March 29, 2024 | 18:00 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Chick rock |
Calf Wardens |
| March 28, 2024 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Calf of Man Lighthouses |
Calf Wardens |
| March 27, 2024 | 18:00 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Calf of Man Lighthouses |
Calf Wardens |
| March 26, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Chicken Rock |
Calf Wardens |
| March 26, 2024 | 10:10 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
The puddle, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| March 24, 2024 | 13:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Bow riding | 350 |
Back of the Calf-Sugarloaf-The Sound |
Buster, Kieron, Louise, Stephen, Martin, Sue, Carol, Bill |
| March 24, 2024 | 17:25 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of The Sound |
Carol, Sue & Bill |
| March 24, 2024 | 15:40 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East coast of the Calf |
Calf Wardens |
| March 24, 2024 | 13:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| March 24, 2024 | 11:40 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf lighthouses |
Calf Wardens |
| March 23, 2024 | 13:34 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Marine Drive Arches |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| March 20, 2024 | 10:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Onchan head to Marine drive |
Gilly Culshaw, Sheena |
| March 20, 2024 | 09:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |