Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2021 | 17:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 29, 2021 | 18:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Carrick bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 29, 2021 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
West of Calf Sound off Cow Harbour |
Shona Boat Trips |
| May 28, 2021 | 20:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 60 |
Between Ballaugh and Kirk Michael |
Rachael Fitzpatrick |
| May 27, 2021 | 17:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 150 |
Peel-Point of Ayre |
Sara Ismail-Sutton, Mark and Jan Bale |
| May 27, 2021 | 13:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
.2 nm south of South Harbour Calf of Man |
Shona Boat Trips |
| May 26, 2021 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Carrick Bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 25, 2021 | 19:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Douglas head |
IOMSkilly |
| May 19, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Off Peel Breakwater. |
Fred |
| May 19, 2021 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Puddle, Calf of Man |
The Calf wardens |
| May 18, 2021 | 19:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Spy hopping | 20 |
Fleshwick bay |
Unknown |
| May 18, 2021 | 07:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 345 |
Port Erin-Niarbyl |
Many |
| May 17, 2021 | 08:50 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Ben-my-Chree |
Colin Gundry |
| May 16, 2021 | 20:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Castle |
David Dunn |
| May 15, 2021 | 19:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Stack Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage | David Thornley, David Cooper | |
| 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 |