Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2021 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Peel breakwater |
Jeremy Rigby |
| November 13, 2021 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Pawel Garczynski |
| November 10, 2021 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Between Maughold Head and Port Mooar |
J Brown |
| November 10, 2021 | 15:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Ian Young |
| November 8, 2021 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel castle near breakwater |
Stacy Chadwick |
| November 5, 2021 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 17 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 250 |
Castletown bay- The Sound |
Carl Hadfield, Hannah Tennant and M.Moore |
| November 3, 2021 | 15:20 | Minke Whale | 0 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel Castle |
MWDW |
| November 3, 2021 | 16:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 8 | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel Castle |
Dave Corkish |
| October 31, 2021 | 15:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel Castle |
Michael George, Keith. J |
| October 30, 2021 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 5 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Garwick bay to Laxey head |
Sue and Shane Stigant |
| October 30, 2021 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Point of Ayre |
Marianne Curphey |
| October 30, 2021 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Tom Fyson |
| October 30, 2021 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Maughold Head |
Steve & Netty Taggart |
| October 27, 2021 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Fort Island |
Pete Lumb |
| October 26, 2021 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Port Erin bay |
Richard Parlor and Michele Farrar |
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 |