Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 11, 2024 21:08 Harbour porpoise 2 Feeding or foraging 5

Port St Mary Ledges

Amy
May 11, 2024 09:00 Risso’s dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive Arches

Pawel G
May 11, 2024 10:00 Risso’s dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Marine Drive

Pawel g
May 11, 2024 14:40 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Amulty, north of Calf of Man

Calf wardens
May 10, 2024 17:20 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Port St Mary Ledges

Sue Whittaker
May 10, 2024 17:25 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Port St Mary Ledges

Sue Whittaker
May 10, 2024 20:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Peel bay

Jay Skillicorn
May 10, 2024 11:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 5

Bride

Tom Morgan
May 10, 2024 13:55 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

East of The Sound, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
May 8, 2024 18:35 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

South of the Sound

C Woodall, Sue Whittaker
May 8, 2024 10:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

South harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
May 7, 2024 16:00 Harbour porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 2

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
May 6, 2024 13:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 210

Peel bay

Scarlett Farmer, MWDW
May 6, 2024 13:00 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Peel by the lifeboat slip

Scarlett Farmer and others
May 5, 2024 16:15 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 45

Laxey Breakwater

Steve Wright

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
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
May 21, 2024 14:10 1 1 Swimming 10 Peel
May 20, 2024 18:20 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Laxey bay Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney
May 18, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Marine drive, Toll gate Andy Garrett
May 15, 2024 20:20 1 Suspected feeding 5 1/4 mile off Niarbyl Adam
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy