Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2017 | 08:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
West of The Sound |
Mark & Liz Harris |
| August 13, 2017 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 6 | Normal swimming | 20 |
North of the Calf |
Mary Drijfhout |
| August 13, 2017 | 09:00 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
North of Niarbyl |
Ian Judd |
| August 13, 2017 | 12:30 | Common Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Leaping | 30 |
Off Port Erin |
Susan jane alexander |
| August 13, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
South of the Sound |
MWDW |
| August 8, 2017 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Sugarloaf |
Port St Mary Boat excurtions |
| August 8, 2017 | 13:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Perwick bay |
Port st Mary boat excurtions |
| August 8, 2017 | 17:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Off Ramsey, Mooragh bay |
Pauline Johns and Alan Michael Garrett |
| August 8, 2017 | 13:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
3 miles off Peel |
Stephen Boland |
| August 5, 2017 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Cow harbour Calf of Man |
chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 4, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South Harbour Calf of Man |
chris Burton Shona Boat trips |
| August 4, 2017 | 13:00 | Humpback whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 105 |
Niarbyl-West of The Calf |
Andrew McGonnell, Sue and David Griffiths |
| July 29, 2017 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
West of the Calf of Man |
MWDW |
| July 25, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port St Mary |
MWDW |
| July 25, 2017 | 19:40 | Common Dolphin | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 45 |
W of Sound car park (top) |
Rhona & Robin |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |