Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | 21:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Máire Kay |
| July 14, 2025 | 16:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Ramsey bay |
Alistair Sutherland |
| July 13, 2025 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Throwing fish | 10 |
Port e Vullen |
Di Swayne |
| July 12, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Whitestrand beach |
Emily & David Clegg |
| July 12, 2025 | 14:00 | Common dolphin | 30 | 10 | Bow riding | 20 |
Dalby point |
Casey J Fishing Charters |
| July 12, 2025 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Drinking Dragon |
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| July 11, 2025 | 09:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel |
Tom Teggart & Alana Diamond |
| July 11, 2025 | 10:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 5 | Bow riding | 15 |
3.5 miles off Peel |
Girtz P |
| July 11, 2025 | 18:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
4 miles off Niarbyl |
Belinda Leach |
| July 11, 2025 | 20:15 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 2 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Calf-Port St Mary |
Ditte |
| July 10, 2025 | 10:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 15 | 5 | Normal swimming | 55 |
1/2 mile off Niarbyl |
Jane young |
| July 10, 2025 | 18:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 180 |
Peel breakwater |
Caroline McGillion, Jay |
| July 10, 2025 | 08:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 25 | 5 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Dalby |
Casey J Fishing Charters |
| July 9, 2025 | 10:00 | Common dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Halfway between Douglas and heysham |
Jack Ashton-Booth |
| July 9, 2025 | 10:40 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Tail slapping | 10 |
2 miles SSE of Calf Sound |
Martin Lambden |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin |