Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 9, 2024 08:40 Bottlenose dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 5

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 8, 2024 13:40 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Gibdale point

Calf wardens
April 7, 2024 12:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale point

Calf wardens
April 7, 2024 15:30 Harbour porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 15

Off the lighthouse, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 5, 2024 10:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
April 5, 2024 16:00 Common dolphin 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 2

Cow harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
April 4, 2024 08:40 Common dolphin 30 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Drinking Dragon

Calf Wardens
April 4, 2024 15:05 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
April 2, 2024 11:00 Common dolphin 3 0 Sleeping 5

3 miles off Chicken rock

Dylan Williamson
April 2, 2024 11:40 Bottlenose dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 5

Calf Sound

Tim Jones
April 2, 2024 11:25 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 150

Point of Ayre-Ramsey

Alia Centofanti, Deb Cubbon
April 2, 2024 11:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Gibdale, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
April 1, 2024 14:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

The Puddle, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
March 31, 2024 14:00 Harbour porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 10

Chicken rock

Calf Wardens
March 30, 2024 17:00 Unidentified small cetacean 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Glen Mooar

Richard Crane

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