Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 21, 2025 07:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 20

Gansey Bay

Clair
April 15, 2025 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 45

Port Erin bay

Charlotte Sharpe
April 12, 2025 15:05 Harbour porpoise 1 Normal swimming 5

500m south of Perwick Bay

David Bellamy, Robert Fisher & Scraayl crew & passengers
April 11, 2025 08:00 Harbour porpoise 1 Feeding or foraging 3

South of Carrick rock, Carrick Bay

Martin Lambden
April 10, 2025 09:50 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Between Maughold Head to Port e Vullen

John Barker
April 8, 2025 19:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Point of Ayre

John Barker
April 4, 2025 15:00 Minke whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Niarbyl

Chris Watterson
April 4, 2025 13:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Peel breakwater

Max Crookall
April 1, 2025 17:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 190

Peel harbour, less than 50 metres off the beach

Julia Agnew, Matt Dean, MWDW, Chris Swingler
April 1, 2025 11:00 Common dolphin 50 0 Fast swim or porpoising 20

2 miles off Contrary head

Max Crookall
March 31, 2025 07:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Leaping 300

Port Erin bay to Peel castle

Chloe Parlor, Max Crookall
March 29, 2025 09:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel, near harbour bridge

Christ DeHaven
March 28, 2025 14:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas bay

Not recorded
March 26, 2025 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 5

Inside Peel breakwater, just near the harbour bridge

Peel breakwater kiosk
March 24, 2025 10:40 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Marine drive

Pawel G

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader
July 28, 2022 20:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile off Peel Casey J