Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 9, 2025 | 18:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| August 8, 2025 | 20:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Peel bay, close in by Bowling Green |
Caroline McGillion | |
| August 7, 2025 | 12:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| August 5, 2025 | 16:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
North east of Langness |
Barrule |
| August 3, 2025 | 13:50 | Harbour porpoise | 8 | 2 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Kione ny Halbey, south of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| August 2, 2025 | 12:05 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
Off Cornaa |
Helen Percival |
| August 2, 2025 | 13:30 | Harbour porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Kione ny Halbey, south of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| August 1, 2025 | 09:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Magee |
| July 31, 2025 | 10:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Spanish head |
Mike & Tanya Godley |
| July 31, 2025 | 13:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| July 30, 2025 | 15:50 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South of the Sound |
Not recorded |
| July 30, 2025 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 20 |
Peel castle |
Casey J Boat |
| July 30, 2025 | 14:00 | Common dolphin | 40 | 10 | Bow riding | 15 |
West of the Sound |
Gemini Boat |
| July 28, 2025 | 17:30 | Common dolphin | 10 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay, about 1km off the beach. |
Shane Stigant |
| July 28, 2025 | 19:35 | Common dolphin | 20 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
North Stack, Calf of Man |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW |