Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2023 | 22:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Laxey Bay |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| July 7, 2023 | 21:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 40 |
Peel harbour |
Rachel Holdforth, Ruth Harley, Jay Skillicorn and others |
| July 7, 2023 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of the Calf |
Liz Charter |
| June 29, 2023 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel |
Many |
| June 29, 2023 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Port Erin bay |
Beth |
| June 27, 2023 | 18:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of the Sound |
S Whittaker |
| June 27, 2023 | 18:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 90 |
The Sound to Gansey |
Sue & Bill Whittaker, Guy Davis |
| June 27, 2023 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel |
Many |
| June 26, 2023 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Peel breakwater |
Dave Corkish and others |
| June 26, 2023 | 18:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| June 26, 2023 | 16:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 180 |
Peel bay, by Creg Malin |
Many |
| June 24, 2023 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Peel bay |
Many |
| June 23, 2023 | 06:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel |
Max Crookhall |
| June 22, 2023 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 140 |
Port Mooar-Groudle |
Anna Kerruish, Jaqueline Yates, Lucy Kelly, Sue King |
| June 22, 2023 | 17:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 3 | Logging on surface | 135 |
Carrick Bay-Langness |
MWDW, HM Sole, Sea Kayaking IOM, Andy Birchall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin | |||
| May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie | ||
| May 20, 2025 | 18:45 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 10 | Calf, 2 miles off south harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| May 20, 2025 | 19:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Chicken rock – Drinking Dragon | Thomas Keggen boat trips isle of man | ||
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage | David Thornley, David Cooper | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon |