Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2022 | 12:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | Leaping | 90 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
Sam Bowers, Aron Sapsford | |
| August 7, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Bay |
Dave Maddrell |
| August 7, 2022 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Point of Ayre |
Helena Zoe Warren |
| August 6, 2022 | 10:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Ten miles NW of Calf Sound. |
Dermot Shimmin |
| August 4, 2022 | 09:30 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
2 mile off Niarbyl |
Max Crookall |
| August 4, 2022 | 19:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel- by the lifeboat slip |
Vicky and Andy Walmsley |
| August 3, 2022 | 17:55 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Driving fish onto sandbank | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Julia Devlin |
| August 1, 2022 | 08:00 | Common Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Chicken rock tidal stream |
Calf wardens |
| July 30, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Not recorded |
| July 30, 2022 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey Bay. |
Andrew Lang |
| July 29, 2022 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Cronk Beach, Ballaugh, 25 metres off shore. |
T Young |
| July 28, 2022 | 18:30 | Common Dolphin | 500 | 10 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
10 miles west of Peel |
Not recorded |
| July 27, 2022 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bradda head |
Cheryl M |
| July 27, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 400 |
Gansey bay to Spanish head |
Ranulf Lucas, John Rimmer, Calf wardens, Richard Cowin |
| July 26, 2022 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Gansey, opposite the Shore hotel |
Megan Guy, Joanna Kinley and others |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| 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 | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| 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 |