Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 10, 2025 18:30 Harbour porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 10

South harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
July 9, 2025 10:00 Common dolphin 8 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Halfway between Douglas and heysham

Jack Ashton-Booth
July 9, 2025 10:40 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Tail slapping 10

2 miles SSE of Calf Sound

Martin Lambden
July 9, 2025 15:00 Risso’s dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 40

Kallow Point to the Chasms

Martin Lambden, Jeremy Paul
July 9, 2025 19:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port St Mary, just off Mona’s Queen memorial.

Paul Woods
July 8, 2025 20:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 20

Ramsey Bay, North

Paul Caine
July 8, 2025 12:20 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

South harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
July 8, 2025 09:35 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

2km south of the Calf

Calf wardens
July 8, 2025 07:50 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Culbery, west of the Calf

Calf wardens
July 7, 2025 16:20 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Kione ny Halbey, south of the Calf

Calf wardens
July 6, 2025 14:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin

Jill and Bri, Garry Owen
July 1, 2025 14:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Leaping 20

Laxey harbour, the ocean side of the breakwater with the green lighthouse

Stephen Tompsett
July 1, 2025 12:00 Risso’s dolphin 10 5 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 10

3 miles off Contrary Head

June 30, 2025 14:45 Common dolphin 40 5 Fast swim or porpoising 5

12 miles south of the sound

Ethan
June 30, 2025 06:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 5

Peel bay, Between groyne and Creg Malin

Janice McQuarrie

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola