Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
November 14, 2024 15:15 Unidentified small cetacean 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

4 NM off Laxey

Shane Stigant
November 14, 2024 15:45 Unidentified small cetacean 6 0 Normal swimming 10

4-6 NM off Clay Head

Shane Stigant
November 13, 2024 12:20 Bottlenose dolphin 10 4 Feeding or foraging 40

3km off Laxey

Shane Stigant
November 13, 2024 13:55 Unidentified small cetacean 5 0 Leaping 10

Onchan Head

Matt Cory
November 13, 2024 13:08 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 12

Peel Breakwater

Steve Wright, Georgie Dempsey-Moore, Ruth Black
November 12, 2024 11:30 Common dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 10

5 miles South of Port St Mary

Martin Lambden
November 10, 2024 15:35 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 40

Ramsey Bay

John & Jamiee
November 5, 2024 09:30 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Rarwick, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
November 4, 2024 15:50 Moonlight and Starlight 1 1 Normal swimming 2

Douglas Bay

Ron Dicks
November 3, 2024 09:10 Bottlenose dolphin 8 2 Normal swimming 10

Off Laxey Bay

Ian Moon, Jacki Moon, David Bellamy, Robert Fisher
November 3, 2024 08:30 Bottlenose dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 5

Laxey Bay

Shane Stigant
November 3, 2024 16:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

The Stack, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
November 3, 2024 09:15 Harbour porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 5

South Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
November 2, 2024 10:00 Common dolphin 75 25 Fast swim or porpoising 50

5-6 miles North of Peel

Ian Young
November 1, 2024 10:00 Common dolphin 20 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

5 miles North of Peel

Ian Young

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 3, 2024 15:00 1 Swimming 5 Point of Ayre Anon
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke