Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 12:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cornaa Bay |
T Young |
| April 30, 2025 | 18:06 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Santon Head |
Peter Quirk |
| April 30, 2025 | 18:35 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 2 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Santon Head |
Peter Quirk |
| April 30, 2025 | 10:30 | Common dolphin | 12 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
7mi off Bradda Head |
Dermot Shimmin |
| April 29, 2025 | 15:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Turkeylands |
Mark Raine |
| April 29, 2025 | 18:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine Drive |
Sophie Costain |
| April 29, 2025 | 15:35 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Turkeylands |
Mark Raine |
| April 27, 2025 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 20 |
Port Erin Bay |
Caroline Tebbs, James Woolnough |
| April 24, 2025 | 20:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Maughold Lighthouse |
Rich Graham |
| April 22, 2025 | 09:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel Bay |
Cath Smith |
| April 21, 2025 | 07:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Gansey Bay |
Clair |
| April 15, 2025 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Port Erin bay |
Charlotte Sharpe |
| April 12, 2025 | 15:05 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
500m south of Perwick Bay |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher & Scraayl crew & passengers | |
| April 11, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
South of Carrick rock, Carrick Bay |
Martin Lambden | |
| April 10, 2025 | 09:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Between Maughold Head to Port e Vullen |
John Barker |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |