Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
September 22, 2025 17:30 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Marine drive Toll gate

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
September 21, 2025 14:50 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 20

Marine drive toll gate

Martyn Skelly
September 15, 2025 18:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Douglas bay

Becca Sayle-Lowes
September 13, 2025 07:15 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay

Kevin Quirk
September 13, 2025 16:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Castletown breakwater

Nicola Browne
September 8, 2025 15:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 5

Peel bay

Amanda and Janice
September 7, 2025 14:40 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Maughold head

Barrule
September 6, 2025 18:10 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Leaping 5

Langness

Tom and Christa Hannah
September 4, 2025 07:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 420

Gansey bay to Douglas to Bulgham bay

Shane Stigant, Graham Anthony, Tom Brook
September 4, 2025 11:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Outer Harbour

Craig Whalley
September 3, 2025 07:15 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Feeding or foraging 5

Ramsey stone beach to the pier
Heading towards queens pier

Chelsea
August 25, 2025 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay

Not recorded
August 24, 2025 20:40 Risso’s dolphin Normal swimming 20

Near the breakwater off the back of Peel castle

Owen Atkinson

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
May 14, 2022 17:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 The Chasms Alessia
May 7, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 45 300m east of the Calf of Man Caroline & Phil Roriston and David
May 3, 2022 14:45 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin
May 1, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Dalby Richard Marks