Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2018 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Langness by the lighthouse |
Graham Sutton |
| March 29, 2018 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
Ramsey bay |
Unknown |
| March 27, 2018 | 12:28 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker | |
| March 27, 2018 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | Fast swim or porpoising | 90 |
Marine drive |
Mike Radcliffe, Talitha Jane | |
| March 26, 2018 | 17:15 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive |
Rachel and Alex Myers, Tom Kelly |
| March 24, 2018 | 12:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Scarlett trail |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| March 24, 2018 | 18:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Nort of the Calf |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| March 24, 2018 | 14:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of the Calf |
MWDW, Neil Barron |
| March 22, 2018 | 11:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Neil Barron |
| March 11, 2018 | 10:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive |
Neil Barron |
| March 9, 2018 | 10:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Off Smeale beach |
Jerry Jones |
| March 9, 2018 | 09:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive (Keristal) |
Neil Barron |
| February 21, 2018 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Groudle |
Keith Sabey |
| February 20, 2018 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Soderick |
Neil Barron |
| February 19, 2018 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Graham Bayliss |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | 09:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | South of Calf of Man | Barrule |
| May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie | ||
| May 20, 2025 | 18:45 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 10 | Calf, 2 miles off south harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| May 20, 2025 | 19:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Chicken rock – Drinking Dragon | Thomas Keggen boat trips isle of man | ||
| 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 |