Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 25, 2017 17:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Normal swimming 30

1km off Peel breakwater

MWDW
September 25, 2017 17:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 60

Marine Drive, Toll gates

Bill and Lada Henderson
September 25, 2017 14:30 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Douglas head

Pete Quirk
September 25, 2017 12:40 Minke Whale 4 0 Feeding or foraging 300

Laxey bay

6 different observers
September 25, 2017 14:15 Common Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 15

East of the Sound

Neil Barron
September 25, 2017 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Not recorded 5

East of the Sound

Neil Barron
September 25, 2017 13:15 Minke Whale 1 0 Not recorded 20

East of the Sound

Neil Barron
September 25, 2017 11:05 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 55

Marine Drive, Toll Gates

Colin Gundry
September 25, 2017 07:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 150

Onchan head

Lynsey Fosdal and others
September 25, 2017 17:00 Minke Whale 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Bulgham bay

John Cowin
September 25, 2017 14:30 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 240

Douglas bay

Joanne O’Neill, Lottie and Hollie
September 25, 2017 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Laxey bay

John Cowin
September 25, 2017 12:00 Minke Whale 6 0 Feeding or foraging 360

Marine drive

MWDW and many other
September 25, 2017 15:45 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 30

Marine drive

MWDW and many other
September 25, 2017 15:00 Unidentified Small Cetacean 3 0 Not recorded 5

Marine drive

Jill Bunyan

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
May 21, 2025 09:35 0 1 0 1 Swimming 5 South of Calf of Man Barrule
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
May 10, 2025 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 1 mile off Niarbyl Glenda
May 5, 2025 07:15 1 Suspected feeding 10 Groudle Anon