Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 22, 2024 19:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 22, 2024 14:40 Harbour porpoise 7 1 Feeding or foraging 80

Gibale Bay, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 21, 2024 17:30 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 19, 2024 14:05 Harbour porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 18, 2024 15:30 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 18, 2024 16:15 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 18, 2024 16:15 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Fold point, Calf of man

Calf Wardens
July 17, 2024 08:45 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

6.5 miles S of PSM

Martin Lambden
July 17, 2024 17:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel Bay

Megg Whelan-Ferris
July 17, 2024 13:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 17, 2024 16:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 17, 2024 19:30 Common dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Gibdale Bay, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
July 16, 2024 17:10 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Leaping 120

Peel bay

Carlos Franklin, Clare, MWDW
July 16, 2024 19:10 Risso’s dolphin 9 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Burroo

Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man)
July 16, 2024 06:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Lower Lighthouse, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens

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, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
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
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy