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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter |