Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
January 17, 2025 09:30 Bottlenose dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 15

1km off Laxey

Shane Stigant
January 16, 2025 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas bay

Jane Steele
January 15, 2025 11:45 Bottlenose dolphin 80 20 Normal swimming 60

Marine drive

Pawel G, Dave Horisk
January 13, 2025 11:35 Bottlenose dolphin 9 0 Normal swimming 10

Clay head

Ron Guest

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
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