Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 3, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 14:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 3

The Stack, Calf of Man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 18:50 Risso’s Dolphin 5 Feeding or foraging 10

Half a mile off Bradda Head

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 3, 2018 20:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

North of Calf of Man

Rob Mercer
June 3, 2018 20:15 Risso’s Dolphin 2 2 Normal swimming 15

South of Calf Sound

Rob Mercer
June 3, 2018 18:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

0.7 Nm SSE of Calf Sound

& Shona boat trips
June 3, 2018 08:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 90

Between Langness and Santon Head

Netty & Steve Taggart
June 3, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

Calf Sound

Netty & Steve Taggart
June 3, 2018 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Perwick bay

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 12:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

East side of the Calf

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 13:52 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 20

Niarbyl / Cronk ny arrey laa

Kirrie Jenkins
June 3, 2018 17:30 Common Dolphin 25 1 Fast swim or porpoising 15

Offshore Port Erin

Chris Mountain
June 3, 2018 12:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin

Sarah Hudson
June 3, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin

Sarah Hudson

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 8, 2026 18:30 10 10 Suspected feeding 90 Between Glen Mooar & Kirk Michael Ian Judd
July 7, 2026 15:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Just north of whitestrand Jane Young
July 7, 2026 16:00 4 4 Suspected feeding 60 Off Ballaugh beach Jane Young
July 7, 2026 21:50 1 1 Swimming 3 Peel castle Jan Ozyer
July 5, 2026 09:35 3 1 Suspected feeding 45 Kione Ny Halby Tom Isle of Man Diving Holidays /Charters
July 5, 2026 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 100 The Calf of Man Louisa Morris
July 3, 2026 13:55 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 Point of Ayre Sue Whittaker Carol & Bill
July 1, 2026 12:00 1 3 0 4 Suspected feeding 60 750 metres off Peel castle Adam Tansley, Vanquish, FHA photography, Ilaria
July 1, 2026 11:00 1 5 1 7 Suspected feeding 10 Around 4 NM off Ballaugh Beach Bea O’Neill
July 1, 2026 14:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Between Jurby and the Lhen Vicki Nash
June 29, 2026 14:10 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin Bay – off Bradda Head Aquabike Isle of Man
June 29, 2026 15:00 1 1 Swimming 30 White beach, Niarbyl David Daugherty
June 26, 2026 10:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin Bay by the green boy Janine Harris
June 24, 2026 10:00 0 2 0 2 Suspected feeding 30 Glen Wyllin Tim Pressley
June 24, 2026 21:00 2 2 Tight circling 40 Point of Ayre Ian Bearman, Kathryn Ansell, Domenika