Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2018 | 18:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Marine Drive |
Anita Imberger |
| October 14, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Laxey Bay |
John Barker |
| October 14, 2018 | 09:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 7 |
Langness |
E Cleator |
| October 14, 2018 | 17:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 3 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Langness |
E Cleator |
| October 14, 2018 | 12:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Marine drive toll gate |
Gez |
| October 14, 2018 | 14:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
The Arches Marine drive |
Peter Duncan |
| October 11, 2018 | 17:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
| October 7, 2018 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
W of Kitterland |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| October 3, 2018 | 13:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Laxey Bay, travelling Southward |
Nicola Burgess, The Shed staff |
| October 2, 2018 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine drive |
Sally Carroll |
| October 2, 2018 | 17:35 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
Toll gate, Marine Drive to Little Ness |
Sue Bill, Carol |
| October 2, 2018 | 18:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
North of Little Ness, Marine Drive |
Sue & Carol |
| October 1, 2018 | 14:04 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine Dr. Toll gate. |
Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| October 1, 2018 | 14:19 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
S of Toll Gate, Marine Dr. |
Sue Whittaker & Carol Woodall |
| October 1, 2018 | 15:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 2 |
Douglas Lighthouse |
Carol Woodall |
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 |