Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2022 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 240 |
Marine drive |
Various |
| August 28, 2022 | 06:50 | Common Dolphin | 40 | 30 | Bow riding | 120 |
4 miles west Chicken Rock |
Darren Watterson |
| August 27, 2022 | 11:50 | Swordfish | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
4.7 miles off Niarbyl |
MWDW |
| August 27, 2022 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel |
Lots of Peel folk |
| August 27, 2022 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 100 | 50 | Bow riding | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Luke Turkington and Rosa Hutchinson |
| August 26, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Castletown bay |
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| August 26, 2022 | 08:30 | Other | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 30 |
Atlantic bluefin tuna-15 miles west of Peel (just outside Manx waters) |
Alasdair Taylor |
| August 26, 2022 | 19:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Calf sound |
Kyla |
| August 25, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 20 | Bow riding | 20 |
1 mile off Peel |
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| August 25, 2022 | 12:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
1/2 a mile off Peel |
Kyle Bolton |
| August 25, 2022 | 14:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Langness |
Emma Watterson |
| August 23, 2022 | 20:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pooilvaaish |
Jan G |
| August 22, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Alex Fancis |
| August 14, 2022 | 17:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin Bay |
Tom, Freddie Icke, Daniel Corkish, Sam Clare |
| August 14, 2022 | 15:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Bay |
Beryl Quayle |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
| 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 | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam |