Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | 09:30 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
2 to 3 km South East of Laxey headland. |
Shane Stigant |
| November 16, 2025 | 12:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
2km East of Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| November 16, 2025 | 11:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin bay |
James Woolnough |
| November 15, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 6 |
Onchan headland |
Steve Wright |
| November 12, 2025 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Cheryl M |
| November 12, 2025 | 14:45 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Douglas head |
Steve Wright |
| November 8, 2025 | 11:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
4 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| November 8, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Manuela Swiatek and Bartram |
| November 6, 2025 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Aggression | 15 |
Laxey bay, 4km out. |
Shane Stigant |
| November 2, 2025 | 09:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 40 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant, Manuela Swaitek |
| October 28, 2025 | 08:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel breakwater |
Mike |
| October 24, 2025 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Karen Corkill |
| October 22, 2025 | 11:00 | Fin whale | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 5 |
Sighted off Port Cornaa beach. |
Ali Robertson |
| October 22, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 13 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 17, 2025 | 09:23 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the east coast of the Calf of Man, near the Lighthouses |
Sean Corlett |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |