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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola