Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2025 | 14:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Not recorded |
| March 26, 2025 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
Inside Peel breakwater, just near the harbour bridge |
Peel breakwater kiosk |
| March 24, 2025 | 10:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Marine drive |
Pawel G |
| March 22, 2025 | 12:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive, Little Ness end |
Manuela |
| March 16, 2025 | 13:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 2 |
Marine drive-Little Ness |
Peter Quirk, Pawel G | |
| March 16, 2025 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Interacting with swimmers | 10 |
Port Erin bay |
Carole Laporte |
| March 15, 2025 | 14:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 9 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Calf of Man to Fleshwick and back again |
Hannah, Jimmy, Dave, Rob, Jay, Sue etc | |
| March 15, 2025 | 15:00 | Unidentified small cetacean | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Langness peninsula |
Andi Carran |
| March 15, 2025 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Gibdale, Calf of Man |
Robert Fisher |
| March 15, 2025 | 12:40 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
8 miles NW of the Isle of Man |
Derek Crawley |
| March 15, 2025 | 11:00 | Common dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 140 |
2miles off Port Erin |
Taylor Bridgens, Buster Nixon Mike Tide |
| March 14, 2025 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Jakub Hewer |
| March 13, 2025 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Bradda head |
Manuela |
| March 11, 2025 | 14:00 | Unidentified small cetacean | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
1km NE of Clay Head |
Shane Stigant |
| March 11, 2025 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 80 |
Marine Drive |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
| 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 |