Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2024 | 18:00 | Common dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 29, 2024 | 12:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Bay |
John Barker |
| August 28, 2024 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Calf Sound |
Helen williams |
| August 28, 2024 | 18:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 50 |
Bulgham Bay to Laxey |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| August 27, 2024 | 15:25 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 35 |
Between Gibdale and Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 27, 2024 | 12:10 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 26, 2024 | 14:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel |
Dave Corkish |
| August 25, 2024 | 20:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Perwick Bay |
Buster Nixon |
| August 24, 2024 | 13:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 30 | Leaping | 200 |
Port Erin Bay-The Sound |
Lots of observers |
| August 24, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 23, 2024 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 22, 2024 | 10:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Culbery, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| 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 |
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 |