Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 23, 2021 21:45 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Leaping 20

Jurby

Jacqueline
July 22, 2021 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Normal swimming 10

Port Soderick

Robin Bennett
July 22, 2021 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 30

South harbour, calf of man

Calf Warden
July 22, 2021 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 Blowing 5

4 miles south of Langness

Adrian Corkill
July 22, 2021 16:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 0 Bow riding 5

4 miles south of Langness

Adrian Corkill
July 22, 2021 19:30 Harbour Porpoise 20 0 Feeding or foraging 15

3 miles south of Langness

Adrian Corkill
July 22, 2021 13:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 22, 2021 16:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Gibdale bay Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 22, 2021 12:30 Common Dolphin 70 30 Fast swim or porpoising 20

Maughold

Keith Lelliot
July 21, 2021 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Gibdale Calf of Man

Calf Warden
July 21, 2021 19:40 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 110

Peel-Whitestrand

Many
July 21, 2021 13:10 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 5

South Harbour Calf of Man

Chris Burton Shona Boat trips
July 20, 2021 15:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 1 1 Feeding or foraging 250

Fenella-Peel headlands

Many
July 19, 2021 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 30

Lower Lighthouse, Calf of Man

CALF WARDEN
July 19, 2021 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 4 2 Normal swimming 10

Point of Ayre

Robin Bennett

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 5, 2025 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 390 Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle
July 27, 2025 10:45 1 1 Swimming 1 Ayres NNR Ian Bell
June 26, 2025 17:50 1 Suspected feeding 20 Back of Peel Breakwater Jo Pickering
June 25, 2025 14:45 1 Swimming 5 1 mile off Peel breakwater Michael Main
June 25, 2025 06:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Niarbyl Matt Blissett
June 25, 2025 09:30 1 Suspected feeding 5 Derbyhaven Mary Brownsdon
June 24, 2025 12:15 0 0 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 NiarbyL Marc Hughes
June 23, 2025 07:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 80 Back of Peel Castle Janice McQuarrie and David Wright
June 23, 2025 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 20 Peel breakwater The Callow Family
June 12, 2025 09:00 1 0 0 1 Swimming 5 Peel bay Jenny Victoria
May 23, 2025 05:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Contrary head John Henley
May 23, 2025 05:50 0 2 0 2 Tight circling 5 Niarbyl John Henley
May 23, 2025 12:00 0 0 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Bradda head Anon
May 22, 2025 20:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles off Peel Tim Tomalin
May 20, 2025 16:35 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile west of Bradda head Kirrie