Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
February 15, 2025 17:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Peel breakwater

Too many to mention
February 2, 2025 13:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Fisher hill, Castletown

Cheryl M.
January 30, 2025 13:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Mooar

Anna Kerruish
January 29, 2025 10:55 Bottlenose dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
January 25, 2025 13:40 Bottlenose dolphin 27 3 Normal swimming 35

East of Laxey beach

Shane Stigant, Richard Cooil
January 22, 2025 15:45 Bottlenose dolphin 30 10 Normal swimming 60

Laxey-Garwick bays

Shane Stigant, Gez Sowrey
January 21, 2025 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Leaping 5

15metres off Peel Promenade

Sylvia and Tommy Harrison
January 21, 2025 13:30 Harbour porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
January 21, 2025 15:00 Bottlenose dolphin 25 5 Normal swimming 30

Laxey bay

Shane Stigant
January 20, 2025 10:30 Bottlenose dolphin 5 0 Feeding or foraging 60

1.5km off Laxey

Shane Stigant
January 20, 2025 10:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 120

Gansey bay

Sammi

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 15, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin bay Not recorded
June 15, 2022 12:10 3 Tight circling 20 6 miles south Sugar loaf Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick
June 15, 2022 11:05 1 Suspected feeding 35 Douglas head Ian Wilcock
June 14, 2022 21:30 2 Suspected feeding 35 Marine drive Port Soderick end Kevin Sharpe
June 13, 2022 19:55 1 Tight circling 15 Fort Island David Bellamy & Robert Fisher
June 12, 2022 10:40 1 Suspected feeding 120 Peel headlands-breakwater John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton