Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | 11:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel headland |
Richard Cooil |
| May 9, 2025 | 20:20 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
West of Sound car park |
Sue Whittaker and Carol |
| May 9, 2025 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man, Siobhan Milnes |
| May 9, 2025 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel, just outside the mouth of Fenella Bay |
Steve Wright |
| May 7, 2025 | 07:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Langness-Derbyhaven |
Jessica Pentelow, David Oates, Emma Pugh |
| May 7, 2025 | 18:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Marine drive, Douglas. |
Leon Crompton-Jones |
| May 7, 2025 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy |
| May 6, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| May 6, 2025 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel by the bowling green |
Dave Corkish |
| May 5, 2025 | 12:55 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The Sound |
MWDW |
| May 4, 2025 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Smeale |
Chelsea Mccallum |
| May 3, 2025 | 12:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive |
Adam T.S |
| May 1, 2025 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Rosemarie |
| May 1, 2025 | 17:12 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive |
MWDW |
| May 1, 2025 | 15:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine drive |
Ian Young |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | Jenny Victoria |
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin |