Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| May 1, 2021 | 10:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 75 |
Bay Fine |
Jo Lewy |
| May 1, 2021 | 10:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
West side Calf Sound |
Shona Boat Trips |
| May 1, 2021 | 11:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
West side of Calf Sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 1, 2021 | 11:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
The Puddle Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| April 29, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel bay |
Mandy Hewew |
| April 24, 2021 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bay Fine (Port Erin) |
Steve |
| April 24, 2021 | 20:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ballaugh beach |
Liam O Malley |
| April 21, 2021 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Mandy & Tom |
| April 20, 2021 | 13:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Niarbyl-Peel |
MWDW, others, Mike Kelly |
| April 19, 2021 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Fleshwick |
Kirrie and Phil Jenkins |
| April 19, 2021 | 19:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Peel Castle |
MWDW and others |
| April 17, 2021 | 16:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Not recorded |
| April 17, 2021 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Peel Breakwater |
The Hewes |
| April 16, 2021 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Eastern side Langness peninsula |
Erica Scott |
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 |