Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2018 | 11:35 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 55 |
Port Soderick |
Panida |
| September 12, 2018 | 17:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Panida |
| August 29, 2018 | 09:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Langness |
Richard and Janice Cooil |
| August 27, 2018 | 12:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 30 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Mike K, Neil B |
| August 25, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
SE of the Sound |
Peter Wood & Andrew Wadsworth |
| August 20, 2018 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Point of Ayre |
Sue Whittaker |
| August 20, 2018 | 16:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of Point of Ayre |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| August 19, 2018 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
SSE of the Sound. |
Carol Woodall |
| August 15, 2018 | 09:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
North of Calf Sound to Aldrick |
Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy |
| August 15, 2018 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
North Aldrick to Gibbdale Point, Calf of Sound |
Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy |
| August 14, 2018 | 15:30 | Common Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Off Chicken Rock |
Walter Scott |
| August 13, 2018 | 19:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 90 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 80 |
Between Glen Maye and Dalby |
Christian Hall, MWDW |
| August 12, 2018 | 14:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| August 12, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
The Stack – Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| August 12, 2018 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Langness |
Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | White beach, Niarbyl | David Daugherty | ||
| June 26, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Bay by the green boy | Janine Harris | ||
| June 24, 2026 | 10:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Glen Wyllin | Tim Pressley |
| June 24, 2026 | 21:00 | 2 | 2 | Tight circling | 40 | Point of Ayre | Ian Bearman, Kathryn Ansell, Domenika | ||
| June 24, 2026 | 16:40 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 21 | 0.5km NW off Peel castle | Mr Allen S Moore | ||
| June 24, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Point of Ayre | Irene Mawson & Liz Scott | ||
| June 22, 2026 | 16:44 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | North of the Calf Sound | Andrew Coyne | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 06:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Cranstal, Ramsey bay | Danny Kermeen | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Just South of Peel, before Glen Maye | Susie Brunswick | |
| June 21, 2026 | 11:00 | 2 | 2 | Tight circling | 60 | Fleshwick | Shane Stigant, Ian Wilkinson | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 13:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Niarbyl (White beach) | James Long | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 420 | Peel breakwater | Mark McGillion, Lynn Roberts, others | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 21:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Behind Peel castle | Malcolm Hannan, Murray, Greg | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1/2 mile off Glen maye | Mike Davies | ||
| June 19, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Niarbyl | Andy & Jane Sullimatt, Nick George |