Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2025 | 18:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Clay head |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:30 | Tuna | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Douglas head |
Sue, Carol and Bill |
| October 12, 2025 | 15:00 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
The Sheddans, approx 1 mile SE of Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| October 12, 2025 | 16:00 | Tuna | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive, Little Ness |
David Bellamy, Graham Makepeace-Warne | |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:35 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
4km off Garwick (Laxey bay) |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
3 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:00 | Minke whale | 2 | Normal swimming | 150 |
2 to 3 km East of Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant and John Fargher | |
| October 11, 2025 | 15:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Ramsey bay approximately 5.4 nautical miles from Ramsey |
Jan Skinner |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Smeale Beach |
Colin Gundry |
| October 11, 2025 | 12:05 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Onhcan Headland – one mile offshore (east) |
Steve Wright |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:25 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive – Northern road closure point, 100 metres offshore (east) |
Steve Wright |
| October 11, 2025 | 15:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Off clay head |
MWDW |
| October 11, 2025 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | Feeding or foraging | 4 |
SE of Stack at Castletown |
Martin Lambden | |
| October 11, 2025 | 18:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Port Grenaugh |
Sarah |
| October 11, 2025 | 14:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 9 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
South harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf wardens |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns |