Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 28, 2018 15:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Peel Castle

Sue
June 28, 2018 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 10 0 Feeding or foraging 15

6 miles off Peel

June 28, 2018 15:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

6 miles off Peel

June 28, 2018 14:55 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 28, 2018 15:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 2

Gibdale bay Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 28, 2018 15:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Off the lighthouses Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 28, 2018 11:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 60

Off South Harbour Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips, Matt Dean
June 27, 2018 15:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

West of the Sound

June 27, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Normal swimming 30

The Sound

June 27, 2018 08:53 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Four miles out from Douglas

Belinda Leach
June 27, 2018 15:00 Risso’s Dolphin 7 2 Normal swimming 15

Off the stack Calf of man

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 27, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

The sound East side 2 miles off

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 27, 2018 13:00 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Normal swimming 4

East side Sound

chris Burton shona Boat trips
June 27, 2018 21:18 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

10 metres off Peel Breakwater

Eleanor Goodall
June 26, 2018 13:40 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris Burton shona Boat trips

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
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