Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2025 | 11:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Groundle Glen, from the cafe at the top |
Carrie simpson | |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:05 | Minke whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Douglas Bay |
Sue Whittaker & Carol | |
| October 12, 2025 | 17:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 12, 2025 | 18:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Clay head |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:30 | Tuna | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Douglas head |
Sue, Carol and Bill |
| October 12, 2025 | 15:00 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
The Sheddans, approx 1 mile SE of Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:35 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
4km off Garwick (Laxey bay) |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
3 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:00 | Minke whale | 2 | Normal swimming | 150 |
2 to 3 km East of Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant and John Fargher | |
| October 11, 2025 | 15:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Ramsey bay approximately 5.4 nautical miles from Ramsey |
Jan Skinner |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:15 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Smeale Beach |
Colin Gundry |
| October 11, 2025 | 12:05 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Onhcan Headland – one mile offshore (east) |
Steve Wright |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:25 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive – Northern road closure point, 100 metres offshore (east) |
Steve Wright |
| October 11, 2025 | 15:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Off clay head |
MWDW |
| October 11, 2025 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 7 | Feeding or foraging | 4 |
SE of Stack at Castletown |
Martin Lambden |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |