Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2022 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant and Flik |
| September 29, 2022 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 28, 2022 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Clay Head side of Laxey bay. |
Shane Stigant |
| September 28, 2022 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 70 |
Laxey bay |
Christine Blevins |
| September 27, 2022 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 26, 2022 | 15:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive, tollgates |
Jay |
| September 25, 2022 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Santon head |
Jacqueline Yates |
| September 24, 2022 | 13:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive, Port Soderick end |
Mai Fuller |
| September 23, 2022 | 19:20 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine drive |
Rosina casson |
| September 23, 2022 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off the Chasms |
Robert Fisher |
| September 22, 2022 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 6 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Mid Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 22, 2022 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:30 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
S of Bradda Head |
Carol & Sue |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Port Erin breakwater |
Sue_Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| September 20, 2022 | 09:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Niarbyl |
Maurice |
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 |