Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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 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
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

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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 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 North Peel headlands 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
May 20, 2025 16:35 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile west of Bradda head Kirrie
May 20, 2025 18:45 2 2 Swimming 10 Calf, 2 miles off south harbour Thomas boat trips isle of man
May 20, 2025 19:10 1 1 Swimming 15 Chicken rock – Drinking Dragon Thomas Keggen boat trips isle of man
May 16, 2025 14:50 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 15 Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage David Thornley, David Cooper
May 12, 2025 14:05 1 1 15 Sugarloaf Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat