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
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola