Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Approx 100m off the Peel castle (on the breakwater side). |
Leonie Cannan |
| July 28, 2025 | 13:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
West of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| July 28, 2025 | 19:45 | Common dolphin | 30 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Caigher point, south west of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| July 27, 2025 | 12:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel castle near the harbour wall/ cafe, along by the harbour wall, end of harbour wall and into the harbour bay |
Helen Percival | |
| July 27, 2025 | 14:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of the Sound |
MWDW |
| July 26, 2025 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Tom Felce |
| July 25, 2025 | 12:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Kione Beg, south of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| July 23, 2025 | 09:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 360 |
Peel bay, virtually all day |
Erin Holroyd, John Barker |
| July 22, 2025 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Kione ny Halbey, south of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| July 21, 2025 | 16:40 | Minke whale | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 15 |
Castletown – due south |
Kevin Pursall |
| July 20, 2025 | 19:00 | Common dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Erin, just outside the bay |
Dave & Stephanie |
| July 19, 2025 | 21:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Bow riding | 10 |
Peel breakwater, riding the bow of the Manxman |
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| July 17, 2025 | 08:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Douglas harbour |
Jason Taylor |
| July 17, 2025 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
| July 16, 2025 | 21:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Máire Kay |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter |