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 9, 2026 | 19:05 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel promenade (Bowling green end) | Bill Whittaker | ||
| July 8, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 50 mts off shore, 500 mts south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| July 8, 2026 | 15:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Peel castle | Andrew Butterworth | ||
| July 8, 2026 | 13:00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Suspected feeding | 4 | 6 miles south of Chicken rocks | Clive Rodgers | |
| July 8, 2026 | 18:30 | 10 | 10 | Suspected feeding | 90 | Between Glen Mooar & Kirk Michael | Ian Judd | ||
| July 7, 2026 | 15:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Just north of whitestrand | Jane Young | ||
| July 7, 2026 | 16:00 | 4 | 4 | Suspected feeding | 60 | Off Ballaugh beach | Jane Young | ||
| July 7, 2026 | 21:50 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 3 | Peel castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| July 5, 2026 | 09:35 | 3 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | Kione Ny Halby | Tom Isle of Man Diving Holidays /Charters | ||
| July 5, 2026 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 100 | The Calf of Man | Louisa Morris | ||
| July 3, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Point of Ayre | Sue Whittaker Carol & Bill | ||
| July 1, 2026 | 12:00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Suspected feeding | 60 | 750 metres off Peel castle | Adam Tansley, Vanquish, FHA photography, Ilaria |
| July 1, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Around 4 NM off Ballaugh Beach | Bea O’Neill |
| July 1, 2026 | 14:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Between Jurby and the Lhen | Vicki Nash | ||
| June 29, 2026 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Bay – off Bradda Head | Aquabike Isle of Man |