Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2024 | 11:10 | Common dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Culbery, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 22, 2024 | 08:00 | Common dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 21, 2024 | 07:25 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Culbery, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 20, 2024 | 06:35 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 35 |
Culbery, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 20, 2024 | 08:10 | Common dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Culbery, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 18, 2024 | 15:45 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
2 miles off Peel |
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| August 17, 2024 | 17:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 17, 2024 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 15, 2024 | 20:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Logging on surface | 20 |
Gansey Bay |
Sarah Stocks |
| August 14, 2024 | 11:10 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Chicken Rock |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| August 14, 2024 | 16:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Tail slapping | 60 |
Maughold-Port E Vullen |
Martin J Sanderson, Ali Robertson, Gemma Scotts |
| August 14, 2024 | 13:00 | Common dolphin | 15 | 15 | Bow riding | 40 |
The Sound to Chicken Rock |
Kirrie jenkins |
| August 14, 2024 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 600 |
Peel bay |
Many |
| August 14, 2024 | 06:30 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
12 miles west of the Calf |
Tom Morgan (Barrule) |
| August 12, 2024 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Dave Corkish |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | North Peel headlands | Jenny Victoria |
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin | |||
| May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie | ||
| May 20, 2025 | 18:45 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 10 | Calf, 2 miles off south harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| May 20, 2025 | 19:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Chicken rock – Drinking Dragon | Thomas Keggen boat trips isle of man | ||
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage | David Thornley, David Cooper | |
| 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 |