Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2023 | 06:30 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Adam TS |
| September 8, 2023 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Marine Drive Toll Gate-Pigeon Stream-Douglas Head |
MWDW, Sue, Carol and others |
| September 8, 2023 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Langness foghorn |
Buster Nixon / Mick Fleming |
| September 8, 2023 | 16:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Buster Nixon / Mick Fleming |
| September 8, 2023 | 15:59 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 1 |
Just south of Bay Fine |
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| September 8, 2023 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off The Stack to west of Calf of Man |
Elizabeth Dunlop |
| September 8, 2023 | 15:43 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
200 yards off Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| September 8, 2023 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 4 | Logging on surface | 90 |
West of Calf |
Ian |
| September 8, 2023 | 10:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Soderick |
Michael Quayle |
| September 8, 2023 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Not recorded | 5 |
Kione ny Halby, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 7, 2023 | 16:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Adam TS |
| September 7, 2023 | 07:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive Toll Gate |
Pawel G |
| September 7, 2023 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 7, 2023 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Towards the Stack, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 6, 2023 | 17:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 25 |
Castletown |
Lee Jones, C.Pedder |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| 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 |