Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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
June 25, 2018 11:05 Risso’s Dolphin 10 0 Normal swimming 10

Castletown Bay

Brian Kneale

Recent basking shark sightings

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