Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2022 | 19:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 35 |
S of Sound car park |
Sue & Carol |
| May 7, 2022 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
SE of Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 7, 2022 | 18:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
S of Sound |
C Woodall |
| May 7, 2022 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
SSE of Sound |
C Woodall |
| May 7, 2022 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Chicken Rock |
Caroline & Phil Roriston |
| May 7, 2022 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Calf of Man Lighthouses |
Caroline & Phil Roriston |
| May 7, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 600 |
Ballaugh to Contrary head then Peel |
Too many to mention |
| May 5, 2022 | 11:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin |
Cheryl Moorhouse |
| May 5, 2022 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 3, 2022 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
North of the Calf |
Carol & Sue |
| May 3, 2022 | 11:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 3, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North breakwater, Ramsey. |
Stuart McCudden |
| May 2, 2022 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of the Calf |
C Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 2, 2022 | 15:20 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Sound car park |
C Woodall |
| May 2, 2022 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
South of the Sound |
Sue & Carol |
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 |