Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | ||
| August 24, 2025 | 16:45 | Harbour porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Perwick bay, Port St Mary |
Jan G |
| August 24, 2025 | 15:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
MWDW |
| August 24, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Scarlett |
MWDW |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |