Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 20, 2025 14:40 Minke whale 1 0 Leaping 5

One mile south of Chicken rock

Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man)
May 20, 2025 18:50 Risso’s dolphin 6 1 Logging on surface 10

2 miles south of PSM ledges

Kirrie
May 20, 2025 15:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

Point of Ayre

Sue Whittaker & Carol
May 17, 2025 15:30 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Bow riding 10

Clay Head

Richard Wild
May 10, 2025 11:20 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Onchan

Jesús Garcia
May 9, 2025 11:25 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Peel headland

Richard Cooil
May 9, 2025 20:20 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

West of Sound car park

Sue Whittaker and Carol
May 9, 2025 18:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 150

Port Erin Bay

Aquabike Isle of Man, Siobhan Milnes
May 9, 2025 13:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Peel, just outside the mouth of Fenella Bay

Steve Wright
May 7, 2025 07:50 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 40

Langness-Derbyhaven

Jessica Pentelow, David Oates, Emma Pugh
May 7, 2025 18:15 Risso’s dolphin 3 1 Leaping 30

Marine drive, Douglas.

Leon Crompton-Jones
May 7, 2025 11:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

South Harbour, Calf of Man

David Bellamy
May 6, 2025 08:00 Harbour porpoise 3 Normal swimming 5

6 miles off Port St Mary

Martin Lambden
May 6, 2025 21:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Peel by the bowling green

Dave Corkish
May 4, 2025 17:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Smeale

Chelsea Mccallum

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 27, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
June 23, 2022 16:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
June 22, 2022 18:15 1 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
June 22, 2022 19:20 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
June 21, 2022 17:15 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
June 18, 2022 11:00 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley
June 16, 2022 12:10 1 Suspected feeding 20 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 15, 2022 13:45 Suspected feeding 30 Port Soderick Jordan Palfreman
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 20 West of Calf of Man Quentin De Backer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher