Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 30, 2025 14:45 Common dolphin 40 5 Fast swim or porpoising 5

12 miles south of the sound

Ethan
June 30, 2025 06:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 5

Peel bay, Between groyne and Creg Malin

Janice McQuarrie
June 30, 2025 14:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 30

Laxey Bay

Louise
June 29, 2025 15:10 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 60

Laxey breakwater to Port Mooar

Live sightings feed, Steph Cottier
June 29, 2025 14:30 Common dolphin 12 0 Fast swim or porpoising 15

1 mile North of Fleshwick

Ian Young
June 26, 2025 13:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Mooar

Shane Stigant
June 26, 2025 11:30 Ocean sunfish 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

2 miles off Douglas

Barry Dulson
June 25, 2025 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Normal swimming 90

Marine Drive-Douglas bay

Anita Bate, Alice Armstrong
June 24, 2025 16:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Point of Ayre

Clare Rundle
June 21, 2025 20:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 10

Ramsey bay

Daniel Sugden
June 20, 2025 19:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 10

Garwick bay, Laxey

Sue and Neil Maclean
June 19, 2025 07:00 Risso’s dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

4 miles west of Peel

Max Crookall
June 18, 2025 10:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Normal swimming 5

Just north of Maughold Head

John Barker
June 18, 2025 18:45 Risso’s dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Graham Hall
June 18, 2025 16:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Port St Mary ledges

Phill M

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 11, 2022 15:15 1 Suspected feeding 160 Gansey bay Tim, Richard Corlett
June 9, 2022 10:57 1 Suspected feeding 10 Jurby Lizzie Coote
June 7, 2022 18:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Marine drive MWDW
June 6, 2022 16:40 1 Swimming 5 5m off Port Erin Faye Devlin
June 3, 2022 11:05 1 Swimming 1 Half a mile west of Spanish Head Malcolm Stewart
June 2, 2022 15:20 1 Swimming 1 Off Jurby head Malcolm Stewart
May 29, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 East of the Sound MWDW
May 26, 2022 13:40 1 Swimming 15 Peel Castle Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton
May 24, 2022 18:00 1 Swimming 30 Port Erin bay Elizabeth Lawton
May 14, 2022 17:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 The Chasms Alessia
May 7, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 45 300m east of the Calf of Man Caroline & Phil Roriston and David
May 3, 2022 14:45 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin
May 1, 2022 12:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Dalby Richard Marks
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola