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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| 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 |