Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2025 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Not recorded |
| August 24, 2025 | 20:40 | Risso’s dolphin | Normal swimming | 20 |
Near the breakwater off the back of Peel castle |
Owen Atkinson | ||
| August 23, 2025 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 15 |
Ramsey Bay by old pier |
Pauline Johns | |
| August 23, 2025 | 15:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South east of the Calf |
Not recorded |
| August 23, 2025 | 12:15 | Common dolphin | 90 | 10 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 15 |
2 miles off Peel |
Not recorded |
| August 21, 2025 | 15:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Calf Sound |
Kirsty Carey |
| August 21, 2025 | 16:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 63 |
50m off Callow Point and the Ledges. |
Jackie Hall and Beverley Sarbutts |
| August 21, 2025 | 16:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 11 | 0 | Tail slapping | 45 |
Breakwater outside St Mary’s Port |
Beverley Sarbutts and Jackie Hall |
| August 19, 2025 | 12:30 | Common dolphin | 25 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Off of Niarbyl |
Alan Callister |
| August 18, 2025 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Playing with Ben-my-Chree on berth, Douglas |
Hayley |
| August 16, 2025 | 16:00 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
Approx 10 miles south of the Calf |
Colin |
| August 16, 2025 | 08:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Off Peel breakwater |
Jenny and Alan Porter |
| August 15, 2025 | 13:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
About 1 mile off White beach |
Martin Lambden |
| August 15, 2025 | 16:44 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Bow riding | 20 |
Garwick beach |
Nick Sheard | |
| August 14, 2025 | 14:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Scarlett point |
Ian Astill |
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 |