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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 500 | Port Erin | Jo Lewy, Aquabike IOM, Geoff Clarker & others | |
| August 6, 2026 | 18:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Off Fleshwick | Matthew Ripley | ||
| August 5, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | East of the Sound | Marcus Perrin | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:29 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Port St Mary harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa | John Barker | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Niarbyl | Jennie Campbell | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 40 | Santon gorge | Rachel Berry, Tina Teare | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 13:05 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 45 | Port Grenaugh | Becky Kent | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 17:03 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Chicken lighthouse | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | The Sound | Nicki and Andy Mason | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | One mile south of Niarbyl | Sarah Kinrade | |
| August 2, 2026 | 13:45 | 5 | 5 | Suspected feeding | 90 | Between Knockaloe and Dalby | Vanquish | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 480 | Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay | Amy Clark and many others | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Fleshwick Bay | Matt Langford | ||
| July 31, 2026 | 12:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Calf Sound | Thomas boat trips isle of man |