Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2023 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Soderick |
Shane Stigant |
| February 28, 2023 | 08:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Port Erin Bay |
Malcolm Jamieson |
| February 28, 2023 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Erin Bay |
Chloe |
| February 27, 2023 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 30 |
Port Erin bay |
Chris Lever and Asad Shafiq |
| February 25, 2023 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine drive tollgate |
Alison Cubbon |
| February 24, 2023 | 14:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Jan Cooil |
| February 23, 2023 | 10:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
1km SE of Port St Mary |
Robert Fisher |
| February 21, 2023 | 12:05 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Port Erin Bay |
Steffan |
| February 20, 2023 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
100 offshore of Cronk Y Bing MWT Nature Reserve |
Rachel Smith |
| February 19, 2023 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Marine drive |
Louisa Nodwell |
| February 18, 2023 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Vincent Sider |
| February 17, 2023 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas lighthouse |
Not recorded |
| February 13, 2023 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
The Norris family |
| February 12, 2023 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Kelly Nickson |
| February 9, 2023 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Port Erin bay |
Jo Kinley |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | North Peel headlands | Jenny Victoria |
| 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 |