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 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| 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 |