Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 26, 2019 20:05 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 20

Perwick Bay

Jen Adams
August 26, 2019 16:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 1

About 8 miles West of the Calf Sound

Dermot Shimmin
August 25, 2019 08:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 15

Inside Peel bay

Many
August 25, 2019 10:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 10

Ballaugh Beach

Billy Woodbridge
August 22, 2019 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

The Sound

Gillian Tyson
August 16, 2019 12:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Ramsey Bay

Neil and Monica
August 14, 2019 13:30 Common Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 15

West of Bradda Head

Barrule
August 13, 2019 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 9 0 Normal swimming 15

Laxey seafront

Neil Barron
August 12, 2019 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Not recorded 20

Perwick Bay

Simon Williams
August 12, 2019 14:45 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Not recorded 10

Perwick Bay

Simon Williams
August 8, 2019 12:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Fast swim or porpoising 8

West Side Calf Sound off Kitterland

chris burton Shona Boat trips
August 8, 2019 09:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Callow Point

Neil Barron
August 3, 2019 11:10 Risso’s Dolphin 3 2 Fast swim or porpoising 15

The Sound

Neil barron
August 3, 2019 13:50 Common Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

S of Langness

Team Taylor
August 3, 2019 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

South Stack Calf of Man

chris burton Shona Boat trips

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 16, 2025 14:50 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 15 Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage David Thornley, David Cooper
May 12, 2025 14:05 1 1 15 Sugarloaf Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat
May 10, 2025 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 1 mile off Niarbyl Glenda
May 5, 2025 07:15 1 Suspected feeding 10 Groudle Anon
May 1, 2025 05:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 1/2 mile off Dalby Mark Cain
April 29, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
April 29, 2025 19:00 1 1 Swimming 20 Spanish Head Stephen Arnold
August 3, 2024 15:00 1 Swimming 5 Point of Ayre Anon
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam