Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2019 | 11:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Sound |
Neil |
| March 15, 2019 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Douglas Head |
Lisa Niemy |
| March 4, 2019 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Normal swimming | 120 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
| March 1, 2019 | 10:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 55 | 15 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Peel to The Sound |
Too many to mention |
| February 26, 2019 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Neil Barron |
| February 25, 2019 | 17:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
The Sound |
Neil Barron |
| February 16, 2019 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
The Lhen |
Jennie Crellin |
| February 14, 2019 | 08:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Langness |
Em Cleator |
| February 11, 2019 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Maughold/Port Mooar |
Carol, Anna |
| February 11, 2019 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Gary Brain |
| February 10, 2019 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
1/4 mile off Bradda head |
RNLI |
| February 10, 2019 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Gary Brain |
| February 1, 2019 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Drinking Dragon |
Neil Barron |
| January 30, 2019 | 15:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Laxey Bay |
Jenny Bury |
| January 28, 2019 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Port Mooar to Ramsey Bay |
Many |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fenella | Keiron and Charlotte | |||
| September 21, 2026 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin Bay | Jacqueline Yates | ||
| September 20, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Baystacka | Tom boat trips isle of man | ||
| September 13, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay | Christa Morris | ||
| September 4, 2026 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Point of Ayre, Ballaghennie | Kathryn Sheard |
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Just off Peel breakwater | Harriet Benjamin | ||
| August 15, 2026 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 50 | Off Peel headland | Richard, Janice and Mel Cooil | ||
| August 11, 2026 | 10:30 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 35 | 100m off Peel Hill | Ava & Ian Judd, Jo Stainthorop | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 15:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Port Erin bay (adjacent to lifeboat station) | Gordon Crowe | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 5 | South Harbour, Calf of Man | Sam Bowers | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 8 | Peel hill | Jo Stainthorp | |
| August 8, 2026 | 12:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Just south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| August 7, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Just off breakwater in Port Erin. | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 11:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Off Port Erin breakwater | Siobhan Meredith |