Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2025 | 10:30 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 14, 2025 | 15:51 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel Breakwater |
Ron Guest |
| October 14, 2025 | 08:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 13, 2025 | 18:20 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 13:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Maughold Head |
Ian |
| October 12, 2025 | 11:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Groundle Glen, from the cafe at the top |
Carrie simpson | |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:05 | Minke whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Douglas Bay |
Sue Whittaker & Carol | |
| October 12, 2025 | 17:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 12, 2025 | 18:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Clay head |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:30 | Tuna | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Douglas head |
Sue, Carol and Bill |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:35 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
4km off Garwick (Laxey bay) |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
3 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:00 | Minke whale | 2 | Normal swimming | 150 |
2 to 3 km East of Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant and John Fargher | |
| October 11, 2025 | 15:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Ramsey bay approximately 5.4 nautical miles from Ramsey |
Jan Skinner |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Smeale Beach |
Colin Gundry |
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 |