Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2021 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
Castletown bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| September 18, 2021 | 15:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Nina Shimmin |
| September 18, 2021 | 16:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 2 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Off Scarlett |
Nina Shimmin |
| September 18, 2021 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bay Fine, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey & Lauren Stokes |
| September 18, 2021 | 14:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel bay |
Gez Sowrey |
| September 18, 2021 | 10:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
marine drive toll gate |
Karen Wormwell |
| September 16, 2021 | 09:50 | Minke Whale | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 385 |
Marine Drive between Douglas head and Port Soderick |
Many |
| September 15, 2021 | 15:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Fort Island (Langness) |
Sue Whittaker |
| September 15, 2021 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Port Soderick |
Many |
| September 14, 2021 | 10:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Bay Fine, Calf of Man |
Sue Harvey, Lauren Stokes |
| September 14, 2021 | 09:12 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | Not recorded | 5 |
West of the Sound |
David Kelly | |
| September 13, 2021 | 17:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Leaping | 15 |
Ramsey bay |
Connor Murray |
| September 12, 2021 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Fort Island |
Liz Charter |
| September 12, 2021 | 15:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Carrick Bay, Port St Mary |
Jan G |
| September 12, 2021 | 15:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
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 |