Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2024 | 15:15 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| September 8, 2024 | 09:45 | Harbour porpoise | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| September 7, 2024 | 13:25 | Harbour porpoise | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Natassja chadwick |
| September 7, 2024 | 13:40 | Unidentified small cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head towards onchan head |
Natassja chadwick |
| September 7, 2024 | 16:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 280 |
Marine Drive – Port St Mary |
Pawel |
| September 7, 2024 | 18:20 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St. Mary |
Neil |
| September 7, 2024 | 17:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden |
| September 4, 2024 | 10:00 | Harbour porpoise | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Warden | ||
| September 3, 2024 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 345 |
Peel to Port St. Mary |
Jed, Aquabike |
| September 2, 2024 | 08:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 5 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bradda Head |
Max Crookall |
| September 1, 2024 | 15:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Maughold Head |
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| September 1, 2024 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 25 |
Douglas Bay |
Sophie Tuft, Rachel Anthony |
| August 31, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Amulty, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 30, 2024 | 15:50 | Harbour porpoise | 8 | 2 | Normal swimming | 120 |
West of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| August 30, 2024 | 18:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Erin Bay |
Richard/Janice Cooil, Aquabike |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | 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 |