Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 4, 2018 11:40 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Drinking dragon

Neil Barron
June 3, 2018 21:44 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Point of Ayre

Hannah Keogh
June 3, 2018 11:50 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Half a mile off Bradda Head

chris Burton shona Boat trips
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 6, 2026 16:00 1 0 2 Suspected feeding 500 Port Erin Jo Lewy, Aquabike IOM, Geoff Clarker & others
August 6, 2026 18:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 30 Off Fleshwick Matthew Ripley
August 5, 2026 15:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 East of the Sound Marcus Perrin
August 2, 2026 15:29 1 1 Swimming 10 Port St Mary harbour Thomas boat trips isle of man
August 2, 2026 10:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa John Barker
August 2, 2026 08:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Niarbyl Jennie Campbell
August 2, 2026 15:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 40 Santon gorge Rachel Berry, Tina Teare
August 2, 2026 13:05 2 2 Swimming 45 Port Grenaugh Becky Kent
August 2, 2026 17:03 0 1 Swimming 20 Chicken lighthouse Thomas boat trips isle of man
August 2, 2026 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 The Sound Nicki and Andy Mason
August 2, 2026 15:30 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 30 One mile south of Niarbyl Sarah Kinrade
August 2, 2026 13:45 5 5 Suspected feeding 90 Between Knockaloe and Dalby Vanquish
August 1, 2026 14:00 0 1 Suspected feeding 480 Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay Amy Clark and many others
August 1, 2026 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Fleshwick Bay Matt Langford
July 31, 2026 12:45 1 1 Swimming 15 Calf Sound Thomas boat trips isle of man