Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 24, 2019 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 90 |
Peel Castle to Glen Maye |
Julie Kavanagh, Danny |
| January 24, 2019 | 14:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Fleshwick |
Neil Barron |
| January 20, 2019 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Bow riding | 10 |
1 mile North of the Calf |
Ian Wilkinson (Port Erin RNLI) |
| January 20, 2019 | 11:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Chicken rock, SW of the Calf |
Ian Wilkinson (Port Erin RNLI) |
| January 17, 2019 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 80 | 20 | Leaping | 60 |
Off Dhoon Beach |
Penny Cronin |
| January 15, 2019 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 80 | 20 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Marine drive |
Anne Alcock |
| January 14, 2019 | 15:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Neil Barron |
| January 12, 2019 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Mike Kelly and Neil Barron |
| January 10, 2019 | 09:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Steve Gale |
| January 10, 2019 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 35 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Maughold to Cornaa |
Gez Sowrey and others |
| January 9, 2019 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Half mile off Onchan Head |
Matt Cory and many others |
| January 9, 2019 | 14:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Port Soderick to Langness |
Richard Norris and MWDW |
| January 9, 2019 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Port Soderick |
MWDW |
| January 6, 2019 | 08:50 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 410 |
Maughold to Groudle, especially Laxey |
Too many to mention |
| January 5, 2019 | 14:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Jones |
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 |