Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2019 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
SE of the Calf of man |
Anon |
| May 24, 2019 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Contrary Head (Peel) |
Colin Gundry |
| May 24, 2019 | 15:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
E of the Calf of Man |
Gemini Charter boat, Richard & Jan Cooil |
| May 24, 2019 | 16:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Leaping | 3 |
S of Spanish Head |
Gemini Charter Bob Taylor |
| May 23, 2019 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Glen Maye |
Mike Taylor |
| May 22, 2019 | 20:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 22, 2019 | 18:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 3 |
S of Sound |
Julian Simmonds |
| May 22, 2019 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Off Port Erin bay |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| May 21, 2019 | 08:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Dreswick Point, Langness |
Anon |
| May 21, 2019 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Scarlett Point |
Anon |
| May 20, 2019 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
10 miles east of Douglas |
Chris Bowen (Steam Packet) |
| May 20, 2019 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Langness lighthouse |
Mark Kitching |
| May 20, 2019 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
8NM SSE of Calf of Man |
Richard Stain |
| May 19, 2019 | 09:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Grenaugh |
Anon |
| May 19, 2019 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
8 mile of Port St Mary |
Anon |
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
| 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 |