Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| April 30, 2025 | 12:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cornaa Bay |
T Young |
| April 30, 2025 | 18:06 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Santon Head |
Peter Quirk |
| April 30, 2025 | 18:35 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 2 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Santon Head |
Peter Quirk |
| April 30, 2025 | 10:30 | Common dolphin | 12 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
7mi off Bradda Head |
Dermot Shimmin |
| April 30, 2025 | 10:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 9 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Douglas Head |
Dawn Alexandria |
| April 29, 2025 | 15:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Turkeylands |
Mark Raine |
| April 29, 2025 | 05:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel Bay |
Janice McQuarrie |
| April 29, 2025 | 18:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine Drive |
Sophie Costain |
| April 29, 2025 | 15:35 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Turkeylands |
Mark Raine |
| April 27, 2025 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 20 |
Port Erin Bay |
Caroline Tebbs, James Woolnough |
| April 24, 2025 | 20:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Maughold Lighthouse |
Rich Graham |
| April 22, 2025 | 05:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Peel Bay |
Cath Smith, Kellie Bailie |
| April 22, 2025 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man, Paul kelly |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |