Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2020 | 19:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Castletown Bay |
Lindsay Rowe |
| June 14, 2020 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Off Niarbyl |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| June 13, 2020 | 15:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Blue Point |
Mick |
| June 10, 2020 | 10:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Derbyhaven breakwater |
Liz Charter |
| June 9, 2020 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Blue Point |
Nick Pinder |
| June 9, 2020 | 10:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
Fort Island |
Samuel and Euan Kinnish |
| June 9, 2020 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of The Sound |
Steve Wright |
| June 9, 2020 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
East of the Sound |
Steve Wright, Neil Barron, Jen A |
| June 9, 2020 | 15:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
West of the Sound |
Jen, Neil, Jean, Howard & Andrea |
| June 8, 2020 | 16:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Brian Liggins |
| June 2, 2020 | 08:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
West of the Sound |
Adam Tansey-Scales and Em |
| June 2, 2020 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Derbyhaven |
Liz Charter |
| June 2, 2020 | 10:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Niarbyl |
MWDW, Keirron & Kim Tastagh |
| June 2, 2020 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Bradda head |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| June 2, 2020 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port St Mary |
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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie |