Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2019 | 19:30 | Common Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
4 miles off Bradda head |
Ste Lee |
| January 4, 2019 | 08:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 275 |
Between Port Mooar and Maughold |
Laura, Elaine Murray and others |
| January 2, 2019 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
West of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| January 2, 2019 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Laura (Whats App group) |
| January 2, 2019 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
West of Point of Ayre |
Liza Fennell |
| January 1, 2019 | 12:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Cornaa |
Natalie Leung |
| December 27, 2018 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
The Ledges, Port St Mary |
Neil Barron |
| December 21, 2018 | 11:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey bay |
The Shed, Laxey |
| December 17, 2018 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Onchan to Groudle |
Chris Callow, Colin |
| November 27, 2018 | 12:00 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Blowing | 5 |
2k off Chasms |
Neil Barron |
| November 26, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Peel breakwater |
Drew Humphries, Tony Middlemass etc. |
| November 25, 2018 | 15:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Peel castle |
Tom Felce |
| November 24, 2018 | 13:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 5 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Orrisdale Head to Peel |
Colin and Alan Moffatt |
| November 18, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Sugarloaf |
Caoilfhoinn Geraghty |
| November 11, 2018 | 10:05 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Glen Maye to Peel |
Brian Maddrell, Peel breakwater kiosk |
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 |