Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2019 | 10:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Keristal Beach, Port Soderick |
Neil B and a few others |
| March 31, 2019 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
200 metres west of Kitterland |
Steve Wright |
| March 31, 2019 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
MD tollgate travelling south |
Neil Barron |
| March 31, 2019 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Carrick rock, Port St Mary |
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| March 30, 2019 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Off South Harbour (Calf of Man) |
Di Swayne |
| March 27, 2019 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
North of the runway |
Neil Barron |
| March 27, 2019 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Just north of the runway |
Neil Barron |
| March 26, 2019 | 18:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Sarah Whetstone |
| March 25, 2019 | 10:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Grenaugh |
Unknown |
| March 23, 2019 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Between Fort Island and Runway end |
Liz Charter and Mike Davies |
| March 23, 2019 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Between Dhoon bay and Marine drive |
Too many to mention |
| March 21, 2019 | 15:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Neil, many others |
| March 21, 2019 | 12:52 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Marine Drive, near Pigeon Streem. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| March 21, 2019 | 13:02 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 25 |
Marine Drive, near Pidgeon Stream. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall & Angela |
| March 20, 2019 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Off Douglas Lighthouse |
Neil |
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 |