Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 10:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Spanish head |
Mike & Tanya Godley |
| July 30, 2025 | 15:50 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South of the Sound |
Not recorded |
| July 30, 2025 | 21:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 20 |
Peel castle |
Casey J Boat |
| July 30, 2025 | 14:00 | Common dolphin | 40 | 10 | Bow riding | 15 |
West of the Sound |
Gemini Boat |
| July 28, 2025 | 17:30 | Common dolphin | 10 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay, about 1km off the beach. |
Shane Stigant |
| July 28, 2025 | 19:35 | Common dolphin | 20 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
North Stack, Calf of Man |
Thomas Keggen (Boat Trips Isle of Man) |
| July 28, 2025 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Approx 100m off the Peel castle (on the breakwater side). |
Leonie Cannan |
| July 27, 2025 | 12:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel castle near the harbour wall/ cafe, along by the harbour wall, end of harbour wall and into the harbour bay |
Helen Percival | |
| July 27, 2025 | 14:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
East of the Sound |
MWDW |
| July 26, 2025 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Tom Felce |
| July 23, 2025 | 09:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 360 |
Peel bay, virtually all day |
Erin Holroyd, John Barker |
| July 21, 2025 | 16:40 | Minke whale | 1 | 1 | Not recorded | 15 |
Castletown – due south |
Kevin Pursall |
| July 20, 2025 | 19:00 | Common dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Erin, just outside the bay |
Dave & Stephanie |
| July 19, 2025 | 21:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Bow riding | 10 |
Peel breakwater, riding the bow of the Manxman |
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| July 17, 2025 | 08:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Douglas harbour |
Jason Taylor |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 20:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Erin | Dan James | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Niarbyl | Rosa | |||
| July 29, 2022 | 09:30 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 3 miles East of Calf of Man | STV Leader |