Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 19, 2025 | 12:30 | Common dolphin | 25 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Off of Niarbyl |
Alan Callister |
| August 18, 2025 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Playing with Ben-my-Chree on berth, Douglas |
Hayley |
| August 16, 2025 | 16:00 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
Approx 10 miles south of the Calf |
Colin |
| August 16, 2025 | 08:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Off Peel breakwater |
Jenny and Alan Porter |
| August 15, 2025 | 13:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
About 1 mile off White beach |
Martin Lambden |
| August 15, 2025 | 16:44 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Bow riding | 20 |
Garwick beach |
Nick Sheard | |
| August 14, 2025 | 14:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Scarlett point |
Ian Astill | |
| August 14, 2025 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Jenny and Alan Porter |
| August 13, 2025 | 13:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1 km offshore directly west from The Nay off Bradda. |
Thomas Keggin |
| August 13, 2025 | 13:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1 km directly west off The Nay on Bradda |
Thomas Keggin | |
| August 12, 2025 | 16:08 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Peel castle |
Anastasiia |
| August 12, 2025 | 18:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1km east of South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Lara Howe, Steve Clague & passengers |
| August 12, 2025 | 20:05 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 15 |
1km south of the Burroo, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Lara Howe, Steve Clague & passengers on “Scraayl” | |
| August 12, 2025 | 20:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
1.25km south of Kallow Point, Port St Mary |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Lara Howe, Steve Clague & passengers on “Scraayl” | |
| August 12, 2025 | 12:30 | Common dolphin | 20 | 10 | Bow riding | 10 |
3 miles off Niarbyl |
Max Crookall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW |