Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Martyn |
| July 9, 2026 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 720 |
Back of Peel breakwater |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker and Andrew Butterworth and Andrew Rimmer |
| July 9, 2026 | 16:20 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
North of the Calf Sound |
MWDW |
| July 8, 2026 | 13:10 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 8 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Port St Mary, off the Ledges |
MWDW & Robin Gawne |
| July 8, 2026 | 15:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Laxey bay to Bulgham bay |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Sophie Costain |
| July 8, 2026 | 09:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
South of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Michael Maggs |
| July 7, 2026 | 17:10 | Common dolphin | 12 | 3 | Bow riding | 10 |
8 miles south of Calf of man. |
Jan Ozyer/Richard Hirst |
| July 3, 2026 | 13:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man, Sheila Norris |
| July 1, 2026 | 09:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
12 miles South West of the Calf of Man |
Jessica Graham |
| June 30, 2026 | 11:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Kate Summerville |
| June 29, 2026 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
Peel bay, interacting with the longboats |
Viking Longboats |
| June 26, 2026 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Just off Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| June 26, 2026 | 15:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Calf of Man |
Louisa May-Harris |
| June 25, 2026 | 18:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Kim Holton |
| June 24, 2026 | 15:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
South of the Calf Sound |
MWDW |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others |