Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 30, 2025 12:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Cornaa Bay

T Young
April 30, 2025 18:06 Harbour porpoise 2 2 Normal swimming 5

Santon Head

Peter Quirk
April 30, 2025 18:35 Harbour porpoise 1 2 Normal swimming 1

Santon Head

Peter Quirk
April 30, 2025 10:30 Common dolphin 12 0 Bow riding 10

7mi off Bradda Head

Dermot Shimmin
April 29, 2025 15:15 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Turkeylands

Mark Raine
April 29, 2025 18:00 Risso’s dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 15

Marine Drive

Sophie Costain
April 29, 2025 15:35 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Turkeylands

Mark Raine
April 27, 2025 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Blowing 20

Port Erin Bay

Caroline Tebbs, James Woolnough
April 24, 2025 20:00 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Maughold Lighthouse

Rich Graham
April 22, 2025 09:55 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Peel Bay

Cath Smith
April 21, 2025 07:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 20

Gansey Bay

Clair
April 15, 2025 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 45

Port Erin bay

Charlotte Sharpe
April 12, 2025 15:05 Harbour porpoise 1 Normal swimming 5

500m south of Perwick Bay

David Bellamy, Robert Fisher & Scraayl crew & passengers
April 11, 2025 08:00 Harbour porpoise 1 Feeding or foraging 3

South of Carrick rock, Carrick Bay

Martin Lambden
April 10, 2025 09:50 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Between Maughold Head to Port e Vullen

John Barker

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton