Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 22, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay, Creg Malin end |
Jim |
| December 19, 2022 | 10:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Bradda head |
Not recorded |
| December 16, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 15 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Laxey bay |
Danny Kermeen, then Shane Stigant |
| December 14, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Bow riding | 5 |
Half mile off Jurby |
Girts Prizevs |
| December 12, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
North of Jurby |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
| December 12, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Lhen |
Rob Fisher and David Bellamy |
| December 11, 2022 | 10:35 | Common Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Richard Wild |
| December 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| December 11, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
MWT Cronk y Bing |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| November 29, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Peel bay and Castle |
Lisa, Roy, MWDW |
| November 28, 2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 270 |
Peel-Niarbyl-Peel |
Katherine Bergin |
| November 27, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Andy Baxendale |
| November 22, 2022 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 0 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Outside Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 20, 2022 | 14:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
North end of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2025 | 13:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 3 | 4 miles west of Peel | Alex Duraraj |
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| 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 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| 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 | Peel bay | 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 |