Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2025 | 09:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel |
Tom Teggart & Alana Diamond |
| July 11, 2025 | 10:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 5 | Bow riding | 15 |
3.5 miles off Peel |
Girtz P |
| July 11, 2025 | 18:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
4 miles off Niarbyl |
Belinda Leach |
| July 11, 2025 | 20:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 2 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Calf-Port St Mary |
Ditte |
| July 10, 2025 | 10:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 15 | 5 | Normal swimming | 55 |
1/2 mile off Niarbyl |
Jane young |
| July 10, 2025 | 18:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 180 |
Peel breakwater |
Caroline McGillion, Jay |
| July 10, 2025 | 08:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 25 | 5 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Dalby |
Casey J Fishing Charters |
| July 9, 2025 | 10:00 | Common dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Halfway between Douglas and heysham |
Jack Ashton-Booth |
| July 9, 2025 | 10:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Tail slapping | 10 |
2 miles SSE of Calf Sound |
Martin Lambden |
| July 9, 2025 | 15:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Kallow Point to the Chasms |
Martin Lambden, Jeremy Paul |
| July 9, 2025 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port St Mary, just off Mona’s Queen memorial. |
Paul Woods |
| July 8, 2025 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 20 |
Ramsey Bay, North |
Paul Caine |
| July 6, 2025 | 14:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin |
Jill and Bri, Garry Owen |
| July 1, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 20 |
Laxey harbour, the ocean side of the breakwater with the green lighthouse |
Stephen Tompsett |
| July 1, 2025 | 12:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
3 miles off Contrary Head |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |