Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2025 | 17:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive |
Adam Tansley |
| September 21, 2025 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Port cornaa |
Sandie Kelly |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| 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 |