Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 24, 2025 15:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay

MWDW
August 24, 2025 08:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Scarlett

MWDW
August 23, 2025 15:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Leaping 15

Ramsey Bay by old pier

Pauline Johns
August 23, 2025 15:30 Risso’s dolphin 10 1 Feeding or foraging 5

South east of the Calf

Not recorded
August 23, 2025 12:15 Common dolphin 90 10 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 15

2 miles off Peel

Not recorded
August 23, 2025 19:10 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Scarlett

MWDW
August 23, 2025 18:30 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

East of the Chickens, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
August 23, 2025 19:45 Harbour porpoise 5 0 Normal swimming 5

West of the Calf

Calf wardens
August 22, 2025 18:00 Harbour porpoise 5 4 Feeding or foraging 35

Scarlett Point

MWDW
August 22, 2025 17:00 Harbour porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 10

South harbour, Calf of Man

Calf wardens
August 21, 2025 15:45 Risso’s dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 30

The Calf Sound

Kirsty Carey
August 21, 2025 16:50 Risso’s dolphin 8 0 Feeding or foraging 63

50m off Callow Point and the Ledges.

Jackie Hall and Beverley Sarbutts
August 21, 2025 16:45 Risso’s dolphin 11 0 Tail slapping 45

Breakwater outside St Mary’s Port

Beverley Sarbutts and Jackie Hall
August 20, 2025 11:00 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 5

South west of Calf lighthouses

Calf wardens
August 19, 2025 12:30 Common dolphin 25 0 Bow riding 10

Off of Niarbyl

Alan Callister

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