Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2025 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| March 15, 2025 | 12:40 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
8 miles NW of the Isle of Man |
Derek Crawley |
| March 15, 2025 | 11:00 | Common dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 140 |
2miles off Port Erin |
Taylor Bridgens, Buster Nixon Mike Tide |
| March 14, 2025 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Jakub Hewer |
| March 13, 2025 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Bradda head |
Manuela |
| March 11, 2025 | 14:00 | Unidentified small cetacean | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
1km NE of Clay Head |
Shane Stigant |
| March 11, 2025 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 80 |
Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
| March 8, 2025 | 11:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey Bay Marine Nature Reserve |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| March 3, 2025 | 16:00 | Common dolphin | 6 | 0 | Bow riding | 20 |
1.5 miles East of Laxey |
Tom Morgan (Barrule) |
| March 2, 2025 | 08:15 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
1 km off Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant |
| March 1, 2025 | 08:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
0.5 km off Laxey head. |
Shane Stigant |
| February 28, 2025 | 09:55 | Common dolphin | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
2 km off Laxey, (just outside Laxey bay) |
Shane Stigant |
| February 27, 2025 | 10:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 120 |
Castletown bay |
Taylor Fields, Sue Coles and Malcolm Stewart |
| February 19, 2025 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas bay, seen from the Manxman |
Ava T |
| February 17, 2025 | 10:00 | Common dolphin | 12 | 3 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
6 miles off Peel |
Not recorded |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| 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 |