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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | Bradda Head | David Sutton | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 | 120 | Fenella beach to breakwater | Lynn Chambers, Kelly, Sarah Morrison, Rex Harding | |||
| July 30, 2026 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 140 | Cove from Sound to Port Erin (Clet Aldrick) | Jane Rushworth, Gillian Doyle, Sheila Norris, Laura Stewart | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 14:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Jane Rushworth | ||
| July 29, 2026 | 12:00 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | North of Whitestrand | Jane Young | ||
| July 29, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | South side of Calf about 600m offshore | Jan Gledhill | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 07:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Below Bradda Head. Port Erin | Andy Craine, Andy Karran, Christine Price | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 5 miles off Whitestrand | Vanquish | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Off Bradda Head | Anne Connell, Abigail | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Behind Peel Castle | Paul Marriott | ||
| July 19, 2026 | 09:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Bradda head | Iain quine | ||
| July 16, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | South of Perwick bay | Irene Thomasson | ||
| July 9, 2026 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Whitestrand, north of Peel | Harry | |||
| July 9, 2026 | 16:30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Parellel swimming | 180 | 1km off Glen Mooar | FHA photography, Harry Gell |
| July 9, 2026 | 17:00 | 5 | 5 | Swimming | 90 | Between Kirk Michael & Orrisdale | Ian & Dylan Judd |