Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |