Date Time Duration (Mins) Species Location Adults Juveniles Behaviour 1 Observer Name
August 1, 2025 09:10 10 Moonlight and Starlight

Laxey bay

1 1 Normal swimming Shane Magee
July 31, 2025 10:30 5 Risso’s dolphin

Spanish head

3 2 Normal swimming Mike & Tanya Godley
July 30, 2025 15:50 2 Minke whale

South of the Sound

1 0 Normal swimming Not recorded
July 30, 2025 21:00 20 Moonlight and Starlight

Peel castle

2 0 Bow riding Casey J Boat
July 30, 2025 14:00 15 Common dolphin

West of the Sound

40 10 Bow riding Gemini Boat
July 28, 2025 17:30 30 Common dolphin

Laxey bay, about 1km off the beach.

10 5 Feeding or foraging Shane Stigant
July 28, 2025 19:35 10 Common dolphin

North Stack, Calf of Man

20 10 Fast swim or porpoising Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man)
July 28, 2025 19:00 15 Moonlight and Starlight

Approx 100m off the Peel castle (on the breakwater side).

2 0 Leaping Leonie Cannan
July 27, 2025 12:15 30 Moonlight and Starlight

Peel castle near the harbour wall/ cafe, along by the harbour wall, end of harbour wall and into the harbour bay

2 Normal swimming Helen Percival
July 27, 2025 14:45 10 Harbour porpoise

East of the Sound

1 0 Normal swimming MWDW
July 26, 2025 20:30 30 Moonlight and Starlight

Peel bay

2 0 Feeding or foraging Tom Felce
July 23, 2025 09:45 360 Moonlight and Starlight

Peel bay, virtually all day

2 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) Erin Holroyd, John Barker
July 21, 2025 16:40 15 Minke whale

Castletown – due south

1 1 Not recorded Kevin Pursall
July 20, 2025 19:00 60 Common dolphin

Port Erin, just outside the bay

25 5 Feeding or foraging Dave & Stephanie
July 19, 2025 21:20 10 Moonlight and Starlight

Peel breakwater, riding the bow of the Manxman

2 Bow riding
July 17, 2025 08:20 10 Moonlight and Starlight

Douglas harbour

2 0 Feeding or foraging Jason Taylor
July 16, 2025 21:40 10 Moonlight and Starlight

Peel bay

2 0 Feeding or foraging Máire Kay
July 14, 2025 16:10 30 Moonlight and Starlight

Ramsey bay

2 0 Normal swimming Alistair Sutherland
July 13, 2025 15:00 10 Moonlight and Starlight

Port e Vullen

2 0 Throwing fish Di Swayne
July 12, 2025 15:30 1 Moonlight and Starlight

Whitestrand beach

2 0 Not recorded Emily & David Clegg