Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | 19:25 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 1 | Normal swimming | 50 |
2 miles out from Perwick / Sugarloaf Caves |
Rebecca Bailey, Boat Trips IOM |
| May 18, 2025 | 17:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Glen Wyllin |
Emma |
| May 17, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Clay Head |
Richard Wild |
| May 16, 2025 | 18:38 | Common dolphin | 24 | 6 | Fast swim or porpoising | 45 |
10 miles off Bradda |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| May 14, 2025 | 11:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
2 miles NW off Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
| May 10, 2025 | 11:20 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Onchan |
Jesús Garcia |
| May 9, 2025 | 11:25 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel headland |
Richard Cooil |
| May 9, 2025 | 20:20 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
West of Sound car park |
Sue Whittaker and Carol |
| May 9, 2025 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man, Siobhan Milnes |
| May 9, 2025 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel, just outside the mouth of Fenella Bay |
Steve Wright |
| May 7, 2025 | 07:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Langness-Derbyhaven |
Jessica Pentelow, David Oates, Emma Pugh |
| May 7, 2025 | 18:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Marine drive, Douglas. |
Leon Crompton-Jones |
| May 7, 2025 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South Harbour, Calf of Man |
David Bellamy |
| May 6, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| May 6, 2025 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel by the bowling green |
Dave Corkish |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |