Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2025 | 07:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Gansey Bay |
Clair |
| April 15, 2025 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Port Erin bay |
Charlotte Sharpe |
| April 12, 2025 | 15:05 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
500m south of Perwick Bay |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher & Scraayl crew & passengers | |
| April 11, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
South of Carrick rock, Carrick Bay |
Martin Lambden | |
| April 10, 2025 | 09:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Between Maughold Head to Port e Vullen |
John Barker | |
| April 8, 2025 | 19:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Point of Ayre |
John Barker |
| April 4, 2025 | 15:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Niarbyl |
Chris Watterson |
| April 4, 2025 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Max Crookall |
| April 1, 2025 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 190 |
Peel harbour, less than 50 metres off the beach |
Julia Agnew, Matt Dean, MWDW, Chris Swingler |
| April 1, 2025 | 11:00 | Common dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
2 miles off Contrary head |
Max Crookall |
| March 31, 2025 | 07:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 300 |
Port Erin bay to Peel castle |
Chloe Parlor, Max Crookall |
| March 29, 2025 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel, near harbour bridge |
Christ DeHaven |
| March 28, 2025 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Not recorded |
| March 26, 2025 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
Inside Peel breakwater, just near the harbour bridge |
Peel breakwater kiosk |
| March 24, 2025 | 10:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Marine drive |
Pawel G |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J |