Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
March 19, 2024 13:00 Common dolphin 15 5 Bow riding 20

8 miles NW Peel

Max Crookall
March 19, 2024 08:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

West coast of the Calf

Calf Wardens
March 19, 2024 16:35 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

South harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
March 13, 2024 13:00 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 60

Port Erin Bay

Clare Rogerson, Taylor Bridgens
March 12, 2024 16:25 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Bay Fine, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
March 11, 2024 10:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Between Port Erin and The Sound

Simon
March 6, 2024 16:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Interacting with swimmers 10

Port Erin

Debbie Wignall
March 4, 2024 15:40 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 25

Port Erin bay

Jan Sellors
March 3, 2024 09:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Leaping 30

Ramsey bay

Laura
March 2, 2024 10:30 Unidentified small cetacean 0 0 Normal swimming 20

2 km off Laxey

Shane Stigant, Jiffy Bus
March 2, 2024 15:45 Bottlenose dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas to Onchan head

James Robertson, Steve Leeson
March 2, 2024 09:40 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive, Pigeon Stream

Sean Corlett
February 29, 2024 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Port Erin

Shane Bedford
February 27, 2024 07:25 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Peel breakwater

Anna Graham
February 26, 2024 17:05 Bottlenose dolphin 6 Leaping 5

Astern of Manxman

George Bridson

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