Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 15, 2016 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Bradda Head

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 15, 2016 08:25 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Tail slapping 5

Onchan

Mike Kelly
August 15, 2016 20:30 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Not recorded 5

Perwick Bay

Dan Wood
August 14, 2016 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Normal swimming 5

Cow Harbour

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 14, 2016 17:00 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 60

Peel Hill

Dave Dentith and Sarah Corlett
August 14, 2016 09:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Derbyhaven

Darren Watterson
August 10, 2016 10:30 Unidentified Small Cetacean 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Caigher point, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
August 5, 2016 14:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

The Chasms

MWDW
August 5, 2016 14:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Scarlett

Adam Kelly
August 5, 2016 11:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 3

The Sound

Chris Burton shona boat trips
August 5, 2016 11:15 Common Dolphin 3 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Port St Mary

Bill Holgate
August 3, 2016 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Fleshwick

Anonymous
August 1, 2016 09:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Castletown Bay

Peter Quirk
August 1, 2016 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 3

Warts Bank

Peter Quirk
August 1, 2016 12:15 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 5

Calf of Man

Peter Quirk

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 29, 2026 15:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 South side of Calf about 600m offshore Jan Gledhill
July 28, 2026 07:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 160 Below Bradda Head. Port Erin Andy Craine, Andy Karran, Christine Price
July 28, 2026 11:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 5 miles off Whitestrand Vanquish
July 27, 2026 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 240 Off Bradda Head Anne Connell, Abigail
July 27, 2026 18:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Behind Peel Castle Paul Marriott
July 19, 2026 09:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 1 Bradda head Iain quine
July 16, 2026 11:00 1 1 Swimming 10 South of Perwick bay Irene Thomasson
July 9, 2026 18:30 2 2 20 Whitestrand, north of Peel Harry
July 9, 2026 16:30 0 6 2 8 Parellel swimming 180 1km off Glen Mooar FHA photography, Harry Gell
July 9, 2026 17:00 5 5 Swimming 90 Between Kirk Michael & Orrisdale Ian & Dylan Judd
July 9, 2026 19:05 1 1 Swimming 5 Peel promenade (Bowling green end) Bill Whittaker
July 8, 2026 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 50 mts off shore, 500 mts south of Peel Castle Jan Ozyer
July 8, 2026 15:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Peel castle Andrew Butterworth
July 8, 2026 13:00 3 1 4 Suspected feeding 4 6 miles south of Chicken rocks Clive Rodgers
July 8, 2026 18:30 10 10 Suspected feeding 90 Between Glen Mooar & Kirk Michael Ian Judd