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 14, 2026 | 17:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin – outer breakwater | Gemma Scotts & Tom Morgan | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel bay | Casey J Fishing Charters | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 08:00 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Black head, South of Port St Mary | Cam Watterson | |||
| June 12, 2026 | 18:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 150 | Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland | Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM | ||
| June 11, 2026 | 15:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle | Frazer @ FHA Photography | ||
| June 10, 2026 | 17:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel – Fennella bay | Lisa Johnson | ||
| June 9, 2026 | 08:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Bradda glen | Chris Lo Bao | ||
| June 8, 2026 | 16:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Break water | Chris Johnson | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 19:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | North of Niarbyl | Allen Corlett | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 20:05 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Just outside Peel bay | Frazer Morgan | |||
| May 24, 2026 | 19:55 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel, just outside the bay | Kelly Bailie, Cheryl Osbelts, The Crossleys | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom |