Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2025 | 15:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 80 |
Fleshwick bay to Port Erin bay |
Matt Cory and Emma |
| June 5, 2025 | 17:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel bay, by the moored yachts |
MWDW |
| June 1, 2025 | 13:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Laxey Bay MNR |
Robert Fisher, David Bellamy, Shaun Magee |
| May 28, 2025 | 09:55 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| May 27, 2025 | 10:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 80 |
Douglas bay, near berthing pier |
Adam Tansley |
| May 24, 2025 | 06:30 | Common dolphin | 25 | 5 | Bow riding | 20 |
10 miles off Peel |
Keith and Ingrid |
| May 20, 2025 | 14:40 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
One mile south of Chicken rock |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| May 20, 2025 | 18:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 1 | Logging on surface | 10 |
2 miles south of PSM ledges |
Kirrie |
| May 20, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Point of Ayre |
Sue Whittaker & Carol |
| May 18, 2025 | 19:25 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 1 | Normal swimming | 50 |
2 miles out from Perwick / Sugarloaf Caves |
Rebecca Bailey, Boat Trips IOM |
| May 18, 2025 | 17:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Glen Wyllin |
Emma |
| May 17, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Clay Head |
Richard Wild |
| May 16, 2025 | 18:38 | Common dolphin | 24 | 6 | Fast swim or porpoising | 45 |
10 miles off Bradda |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| May 14, 2025 | 11:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
2 miles NW off Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 10, 2025 | 11:20 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Onchan |
Jesús Garcia |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| 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 |