Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 30, 2025 12:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Cornaa Bay

T Young
April 30, 2025 18:06 Harbour porpoise 2 2 Normal swimming 5

Santon Head

Peter Quirk
April 30, 2025 18:35 Harbour porpoise 1 2 Normal swimming 1

Santon Head

Peter Quirk
April 30, 2025 10:30 Common dolphin 12 0 Bow riding 10

7mi off Bradda Head

Dermot Shimmin
April 30, 2025 10:30 Unidentified small cetacean 9 0 Normal swimming 20

Douglas Head

Dawn Alexandria
April 30, 2025 17:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 2

Derbyhaven

Barrule
April 30, 2025 16:50 Risso’s dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Barrule
April 29, 2025 15:15 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Turkeylands

Mark Raine
April 29, 2025 05:55 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Peel Bay

Janice McQuarrie
April 29, 2025 18:00 Risso’s dolphin 7 2 Normal swimming 15

Marine Drive

Sophie Costain
April 29, 2025 15:35 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Turkeylands

Mark Raine
April 27, 2025 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Blowing 20

Port Erin Bay

Caroline Tebbs, James Woolnough
April 24, 2025 20:00 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Maughold Lighthouse

Rich Graham
April 22, 2025 05:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 240

Peel Bay

Cath Smith, Kellie Bailie
April 22, 2025 16:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 180

Port Erin Bay

Aquabike Isle of Man, Paul kelly

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
May 14, 2022 17:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 The Chasms Alessia
May 7, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 45 300m east of the Calf of Man Caroline & Phil Roriston and David
May 3, 2022 14:45 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin
May 1, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Dalby Richard Marks