Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
October 21, 2024 16:09 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 180

Peel Bay

MWDW, Kate Lord & others
October 20, 2024 11:10 Harbour porpoise Normal swimming 5

Caigher Point, Calf of Man

Calf Warden
October 19, 2024 14:25 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 50

Peel Bay

Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill
October 17, 2024 18:30 Harbour porpoise Normal swimming 5

Cow Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Warden
October 13, 2024 13:00 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

Off Rue Point

Nick Pinder
October 13, 2024 14:00 Minke whale 1 0 Not recorded 5

Outside Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
October 13, 2024 17:53 Harbour porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 15

West of the the Sound

Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill
October 7, 2024 16:08 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 20

Peel Bay

MWDW
October 7, 2024 14:00 Harbour porpoise Feeding or foraging 5

South Harbour, Calf of Man

Calf Wardens
October 6, 2024 11:15 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

East of the Calf of Man

Calf Warden
September 30, 2024 12:50 Bottlenose dolphin 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
September 29, 2024 15:25 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Peel Casle

Jeannette Griffiths
September 28, 2024 12:45 Bottlenose dolphin 25 5 Feeding or foraging 90

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
September 28, 2024 07:05 Bottlenose dolphin 12 1 Bow riding 10

Douglas bay

Jay Taylor
September 25, 2024 10:30 Unidentified small cetacean 8 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 10

Clay head

Not recorded

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, 2025 18:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Langness Neil Garlick
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
May 14, 2024 11:50 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 miles NW of Peel Marshall Thompson
May 11, 2024 13:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 30 Derbyhaven Tim Collister
August 19, 2023 14:00 1 1 Swimming 5 Ayres Nature Reserve Gayle Johnson
June 4, 2023 23:00 3 3 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles West of Peel Finn and Joe Traynor
May 31, 2023 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 200 Elby Point, North of Niarbyl Adam, Tom, Lee
May 29, 2023 13:20 1 1 Swimming 20 Bradda head Jo and Richard Lewy