Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
January 5, 2018 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 25

The Arches, Marine drive

Ian Wilcock
January 5, 2018 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 25 0 Normal swimming 300

Maughold to Groudle

Pete Lumb, Laura, Tara Dunk and others
December 22, 2017 13:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

500 metres east of the Stack, Castletown Bay.

Peter Quirk
December 18, 2017 08:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 50 10 Normal swimming 200

Cornaa to Douglas bay and Marine drive

Anna Kerruish, Neil Barron, Kevin Campbell and others
December 18, 2017 08:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Cornaa

Anna Kerruish
December 10, 2017 14:55 Minke Whale 1 0 Normal swimming 15

North of the Sound

Anne-Marie Clark
December 2, 2017 08:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 10 Normal swimming 90

Cornaa to Laxy

Lizzie Turner
November 18, 2017 10:15 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Sugarloaf

Martin Lambden
November 17, 2017 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 7 0 Leaping 30

Groudle Glenn Sea Lion Rocks near Onchan

Christine Price
November 17, 2017 13:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 5 Leaping 80

Port Mooar to Ramsey bay

Alan Cook and Julie Corteen
November 15, 2017 16:25 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Douglas bay

Kevin Campbell
November 14, 2017 09:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 60 20 Normal swimming 30

Cornaa

Lizzie Turner
November 12, 2017 11:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 16 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Santon Gorge

Neil Barron
November 12, 2017 13:10 Unidentified Small Cetacean 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine drive

Trevor Nelson
November 11, 2017 14:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Marine drive, Toll gate

Melissa Cooil

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