Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2025 | 09:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 2, 2025 | 10:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 16 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Laxey Bay, 2km off shore |
Shane Stigant |
| November 2, 2025 | 14:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 3 | 0 | Aggression | 5 |
Laxey bay, 1km out from beach |
Shane Stigant |
| October 28, 2025 | 08:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel breakwater |
Mike |
| October 24, 2025 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Karen Corkill |
| October 22, 2025 | 11:00 | Fin whale | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 5 |
Sighted off Port Cornaa beach. |
Ali Robertson |
| October 22, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 13 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 17, 2025 | 09:23 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the east coast of the Calf of Man, near the Lighthouses |
Sean Corlett |
| October 16, 2025 | 14:35 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Perwick Bay, Port St Mary |
Peter Quirk |
| October 16, 2025 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Carrick Bay, various sites |
Martin Lambden | |
| October 15, 2025 | 10:30 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 14, 2025 | 15:51 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel Breakwater |
Ron Guest |
| October 14, 2025 | 08:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 13, 2025 | 18:20 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 13:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Maughold Head |
Ian |
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 |