Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
October 29, 2024 16:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 20

Laxey Bay

Shane Stigant
October 29, 2024 16:00 Bottlenose dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 25

Laxey Bay

Shane Stigant
October 29, 2024 16:40 Bottlenose dolphin 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

East of Clay Head

Shane Stigant
October 28, 2024 11:30 Harbour porpoise 4 1 Feeding or foraging 30

Grand Island, Ramsey

Andy McKinlay
October 28, 2024 14:30 Unidentified large cetacean 1 0 Leaping 3

South of Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
October 28, 2024 15:15 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Point of Ayre

Gayle Johnson
October 28, 2024 09:30 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

South Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Warden
October 27, 2024 16:50 Common dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Kione ny Halby, Calf of Man

Calf Warden
October 24, 2024 07:10 Harbour porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 50

Chicken Rock, Calf of Man

Calf Warden
October 24, 2024 15:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

South Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Warden

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 29, 2023 08:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Andy Dyke
May 27, 2023 12:30 1 Breaching 1 12 miles west chicken rock Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 16:25 1 Breaching 1 South of sound 4 miles Fourwinns
May 27, 2023 06:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ballaugh Max Crookall
May 19, 2023 10:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Rue Point Casey J Fishing Charter
May 13, 2023 18:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Perwick bay Jacky Hall
May 11, 2023 16:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Contrary Head Paul Barlow
May 10, 2023 20:45 1 Tight circling 20 Behind peel castle Iva
May 9, 2023 12:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 15 miles East of Point of Ayre Chris Hill
May 8, 2023 18:45 3 3 Suspected feeding 10 White beach niarbyl Matt Tyrer
May 8, 2023 20:20 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel breakwater Will holden
May 7, 2023 12:00 1 Swimming 10 Point of Ayre Liz Charter
May 6, 2023 11:10 1 Swimming 5 Port Erin bay Kathleen
August 28, 2022 10:00 3 Suspected feeding 360 Peel bay Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others
August 25, 2022 11:00 0 1 Tight circling 300 Niarbyl Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward