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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |