Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 14, 2025 16:10 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Ramsey bay

Alistair Sutherland
July 13, 2025 15:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Throwing fish 10

Port e Vullen

Di Swayne
July 12, 2025 15:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 1

Whitestrand beach

Emily & David Clegg
July 12, 2025 14:00 Common dolphin 30 10 Bow riding 20

Dalby point

Casey J Fishing Charters
July 11, 2025 09:30 Risso’s dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

Peel

Tom Teggart & Alana Diamond
July 11, 2025 10:00 Bottlenose dolphin 15 5 Bow riding 15

3.5 miles off Peel

Girtz P
July 10, 2025 10:45 Risso’s dolphin 15 5 Normal swimming 55

5 miles off Niarbyl

Jane young
July 10, 2025 18:50 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 180

Peel breakwater

Caroline McGillion, Jay
July 10, 2025 08:30 Risso’s dolphin 25 5 Normal swimming 15

Dalby

Casey J Fishing Charters
July 9, 2025 10:00 Common dolphin 8 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Halfway between Douglas and heysham

Jack Ashton-Booth
July 9, 2025 10:40 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Tail slapping 10

2 miles SSE of Calf Sound

Martin Lambden
July 9, 2025 15:00 Risso’s dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 40

Kallow Point to the Chasms

Martin Lambden, Jeremy Paul
July 9, 2025 19:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port St Mary, just off Mona’s Queen memorial.

Paul Woods
July 8, 2025 20:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 20

Ramsey Bay, North

Paul Caine
July 6, 2025 14:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Erin

Jill and Bri, Garry Owen

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote