Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2025 | 18:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Port Grenaugh |
Sarah |
| October 10, 2025 | 08:45 | Minke whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Viewed from the Manxman when leaving Douglas |
Danny |
| October 10, 2025 | 18:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel bay |
Sophie |
| October 9, 2025 | 12:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 2 | Bow riding | 80 |
Bulgham bay to Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant, Sue, Carol, Bill and Mike Kelly |
| October 9, 2025 | 13:10 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
MWDW |
| October 8, 2025 | 17:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
MWDW (Jen) |
| October 6, 2025 | 09:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 2 | Leaping | 75 |
Laxey bay, 500m to 1km from shore |
Shane Stigant |
| October 1, 2025 | 18:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Port Erin bay |
Anna |
| September 29, 2025 | 16:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Ramsey bay |
Keren |
| September 28, 2025 | 09:40 | Common dolphin | 16 | 4 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Scarlett, Castletown |
Sarah Malley |
| September 28, 2025 | 16:50 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 5 | Normal swimming | 30 |
5 miles east of Maughold Head |
Netty Taggart |
| September 25, 2025 | 16:00 | Common dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1 hour off the coast of Douglas. Seen from the ferry. |
Alice |
| September 22, 2025 | 17:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
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| September 22, 2025 | 17:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive |
Adam Tansley |
| September 21, 2025 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Port cornaa |
Sandie Kelly |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW |