Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | 14:40 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
One mile south of Chicken rock |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| May 20, 2025 | 18:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 1 | Logging on surface | 10 |
2 miles south of PSM ledges |
Kirrie |
| May 20, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Point of Ayre |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| May 17, 2025 | 15:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Clay Head |
Richard Wild |
| May 10, 2025 | 11:20 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Onchan |
Jesús Garcia |
| May 9, 2025 | 11:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel headland |
Richard Cooil |
| May 9, 2025 | 20:20 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
West of Sound car park |
Sue Whittaker and Carol |
| May 9, 2025 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man, Siobhan Milnes |
| May 9, 2025 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel, just outside the mouth of Fenella Bay |
Steve Wright |
| May 7, 2025 | 07:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Langness-Derbyhaven |
Jessica Pentelow, David Oates, Emma Pugh |
| May 7, 2025 | 18:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Marine drive, Douglas. |
Leon Crompton-Jones |
| May 7, 2025 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy |
| May 6, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| May 6, 2025 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel by the bowling green |
Dave Corkish |
| May 4, 2025 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Smeale |
Chelsea Mccallum |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |