Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 24, 2025 20:00 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Maughold Lighthouse

Rich Graham
April 22, 2025 05:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 240

Peel Bay

Cath Smith, Kellie Bailie
April 22, 2025 16:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 180

Port Erin Bay

Aquabike Isle of Man, Paul kelly
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 21, 2022 19:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk