Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2022 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
2Km off Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 13, 2022 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel castle |
MWDW |
| November 12, 2022 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel castle |
Amy, Kevin Walmsley |
| November 6, 2022 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 5, 2022 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Peel bay |
Birds IOM |
| November 4, 2022 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 51 | 2 | Leaping | 40 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 1, 2022 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Laxey-/maughold |
Cheryl Southgate |
| October 19, 2022 | 18:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Douglas harbour seen from the Ben |
Gareth John |
| October 12, 2022 | 15:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
MWDW |
| October 11, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Barrule |
| October 11, 2022 | 17:28 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Cow Harbour, Calf of Man |
Calf oif Man Bird Observatory Team |
| October 11, 2022 | 08:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Gansey bay |
Robyn, Matthew and Thomas |
| October 11, 2022 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
The Sound-going through little sound |
Ali Waddell |
| October 10, 2022 | 16:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
MWDW |
| October 10, 2022 | 16:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Road closure end, Marine drive |
MWDW |
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 |