Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2018 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Port Jack |
Graeme Healy |
| October 27, 2018 | 11:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 400 |
Santon gorge |
Jan Cooil, Cara |
| October 26, 2018 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 200 |
End of the airport runway |
Jan Cooil, Ryan Cain, Fred and others |
| October 26, 2018 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
End of the runway |
Jan Cooil |
| October 25, 2018 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Between airport runway extension and Port Grenaugh |
Pauline & Michael Howland, Jan Cooil |
| October 24, 2018 | 15:50 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 130 |
North of Fort island |
Zoe Shimmin, Jan Cooil |
| October 23, 2018 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 480 |
North of Fort island |
MWDW |
| October 22, 2018 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 400 |
North of Fort island |
Peter Quirk |
| October 21, 2018 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 480 |
North of Fort island |
MWDW |
| October 20, 2018 | 11:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
North of Fort island |
David Richards and others |
| October 18, 2018 | 12:10 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Douglas bay-Port Soderick |
Many people, incl Peter Quirk |
| October 18, 2018 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 75 |
North of the Sound, Bay Fine |
Cheryl and MWDW |
| October 18, 2018 | 12:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Burroo Ned, South of the Calf |
Neil Barron |
| October 17, 2018 | 12:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Jan Cooil, Alison Price |
| October 17, 2018 | 13:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Little Ness, Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 14:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Laxey bay (off Fairy Glen filling station) | David Thornley | |
| May 12, 2025 | 14:05 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Sugarloaf | Port St Mary Calf of Man Boat | |||
| May 10, 2025 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | 1 mile off Niarbyl | Glenda | ||
| May 5, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Groudle | Anon | |||
| May 1, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 1/2 mile off Dalby | Mark Cain | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Langness | Neil Garlick | ||
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| 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 |