Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 29, 2025 15:10 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 10

Laxey breakwater

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June 26, 2025 13:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Mooar

Shane Stigant
June 25, 2025 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Anita Bate
June 24, 2025 16:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Point of Ayre

Clare Rundle
June 21, 2025 20:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Bow riding 10

Ramsey bay

Daniel Sugden
June 20, 2025 19:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 10

Garwick bay, Laxey

Sue and Neil Maclean
June 19, 2025 07:00 Risso’s dolphin 4 0 Normal swimming 10

4 miles west of Peel

Max Crookall
June 18, 2025 10:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Normal swimming 5

Just north of Maughold Head

John Barker
June 18, 2025 18:45 Risso’s dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Graham Hall
June 18, 2025 16:00 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Port St Mary ledges

Phill M
June 18, 2025 13:00 Harbour porpoise 2 Normal swimming 65

Approx. 1/4 mile SE of Carrick, Pt. St. Mary

Martin Lambden
June 18, 2025 14:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Between Garwick and Laxey Bay, close to shore

Steve Taggart
June 16, 2025 07:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 20

Peel bay

Carol Power
June 15, 2025 17:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 50

Peel bay

Christy DeHaven, MWDW
June 12, 2025 15:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Ramsey bay

Jeremy Rigby

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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 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 North Peel headlands 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
May 20, 2025 16:35 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1 mile west of Bradda head Kirrie
May 20, 2025 18:45 2 2 Swimming 10 Calf, 2 miles off south harbour Thomas boat trips isle of man
May 20, 2025 19:10 1 1 Swimming 15 Chicken rock – Drinking Dragon Thomas Keggen boat trips isle of man
May 16, 2025 14:50 1 1 2 Suspected feeding 15 Laxey bay below Fairy Cottage David Thornley, David Cooper
May 12, 2025 14:05 1 1 15 Sugarloaf Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat