Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 20:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Daniel Sugden |
| June 20, 2025 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Garwick bay, Laxey |
Sue and Neil Maclean |
| June 19, 2025 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
4 miles west of Peel |
Max Crookall |
| June 18, 2025 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just north of Maughold Head |
John Barker | |
| June 18, 2025 | 18:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary breakwater |
Graham Hall |
| June 18, 2025 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary ledges |
Phill M |
| June 18, 2025 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 65 |
1/4 mile off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| June 18, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Between Garwick and Laxey Bay, close to shore |
Steve Taggart |
| June 16, 2025 | 07:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Carol Power |
| June 15, 2025 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Peel bay |
Christy DeHaven, MWDW |
| June 12, 2025 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Jeremy Rigby |
| June 11, 2025 | 20:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 60 |
Peel headlands and Peel breakwater |
Manuela and Mark and Caz McGillion |
| June 11, 2025 | 06:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 120 |
Laxey bay |
Jack Mylcreest |
| June 10, 2025 | 18:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 180 |
Port st Mary outer harbour |
Manuela |
| June 7, 2025 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Caroline Tebbs |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW |