Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2026 | 11:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 22 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 7, 2026 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
3km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2026 | 11:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 16 | 4 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2026 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| January 4, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Groudle Head |
Sandra Lees |
| December 31, 2025 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the east coast of Langness travelling towards Douglas |
Amy | |
| December 31, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 3 | Bow riding | 20 |
2km east of Laxey harbour |
Steve Taggart |
| December 31, 2025 | 13:00 | Unidentified large cetacean | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Langness Herring tower |
Kat Boylan |
| December 26, 2025 | 09:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| December 24, 2025 | 14:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 2 |
10 miles east of Douglas from Ben-my-Chree |
Berber |
| December 16, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Mid Laxey bay, 2 to 3 km from shore. |
Shane Stigant |
| December 16, 2025 | 09:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1.5 km from Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant |
| December 15, 2025 | 10:25 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 180 |
2 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| December 15, 2025 | 12:30 | Minke whale | 0 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Laxey bay, 2km from shore |
Shane Stigant |
| December 15, 2025 | 15:30 | Fin whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just offshore, East of Spanish Head |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |