Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2023 | 11:55 | Harbour porpoise | 8 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| September 5, 2023 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 550 |
Port Erin to Laxey |
Gini, Matt and others |
| September 4, 2023 | 19:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port St Mary |
Kerr Family |
| September 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Toll gate Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker, James Joyce, Elisa Matthews, James Robertson |
| September 3, 2023 | 16:55 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | Leaping | 1 |
5 miles wnw of Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin | ||
| September 1, 2023 | 16:35 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 4 | 0 | Leaping | 2 |
Eleven miles NW from Calf Sound |
Nina, Joanna and Dermot Shimmin |
| August 30, 2023 | 18:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| August 30, 2023 | 08:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Cow Harbour towards Port Erin |
Calf Wardens |
| August 29, 2023 | 09:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 270 |
Castletown-Douglas |
Simon Williams, Ruth Black, Shelley |
| August 28, 2023 | 16:15 | Humpback whale | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 2 |
6 miles off Douglas, seen from the Manannan |
Sam Glennie |
| August 28, 2023 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Big Head, Calf of Man |
Calf Wardens |
| August 25, 2023 | 11:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Little Ness to Douglas |
Shane Stigant and Craig Whalley |
| August 24, 2023 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| August 24, 2023 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Many |
| August 23, 2023 | 08:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin |
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 | ||
| 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 |