Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2025 | 10:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Marine drive |
Pawel G |
| March 22, 2025 | 12:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive, Little Ness end |
Manuela |
| March 19, 2025 | 13:20 | Common dolphin | 9 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
5 miles West of Peel |
Barrule |
| March 16, 2025 | 13:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 2 |
Marine drive-Little Ness |
Peter Quirk, Pawel G | |
| March 16, 2025 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Interacting with swimmers | 10 |
Port Erin bay |
Carole Laporte |
| March 15, 2025 | 14:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 9 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Calf of Man to Fleshwick and back again |
Hannah, Jimmy, Dave, Rob, Jay, Sue etc | |
| March 15, 2025 | 15:00 | Unidentified small cetacean | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Langness peninsula |
Andi Carran |
| March 15, 2025 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| March 15, 2025 | 12:40 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
8 miles NW of the Isle of Man |
Derek Crawley |
| March 15, 2025 | 11:00 | Common dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 140 |
2miles off Port Erin |
Taylor Bridgens, Buster Nixon Mike Tide |
| March 14, 2025 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Jakub Hewer |
| March 13, 2025 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Bradda head |
Manuela |
| March 11, 2025 | 14:00 | Unidentified small cetacean | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
1km NE of Clay Head |
Shane Stigant |
| March 11, 2025 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 80 |
Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| March 8, 2025 | 11:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader |