Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2018 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Leaping | 70 |
Douglas Bay – Onchan |
Pete, Stephen, Maurice, Jennifer |
| June 9, 2018 | 07:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
off Perwick Bay Port St. Mary |
Dave Saxon & Arty Twizell |
| June 8, 2018 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Scarlett |
geoffrey rimmer |
| June 8, 2018 | 20:14 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas Head |
Voirrey Horne |
| June 8, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of Ronaldsway Airport |
Nick Shimmin |
| June 8, 2018 | 11:12 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Half a mile off Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 12:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Half a mile off the Stack, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 12:50 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 13:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 13:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Off Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 15:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the Stack, Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| June 8, 2018 | 19:31 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
North of Dalby |
Brian Maddrell |
| June 7, 2018 | 10:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
East of Drinking Dragon,Calf |
Richard and Janice Cooil |
| June 7, 2018 | 13:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 25 |
Off Eary Cushlin |
Richard and Janice cooil |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2026 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin Bay | Jacqueline Yates | ||
| September 20, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Baystacka | Tom boat trips isle of man | ||
| September 13, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay | Christa Morris | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Just off Peel breakwater | Harriet Benjamin | ||
| August 15, 2026 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 50 | Off Peel headland | Richard, Janice and Mel Cooil | ||
| August 11, 2026 | 10:30 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 35 | 100m off Peel Hill | Ava & Ian Judd, Jo Stainthorop | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 15:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Port Erin bay (adjacent to lifeboat station) | Gordon Crowe | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 5 | South Harbour, Calf of Man | Sam Bowers | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 8 | Peel hill | Jo Stainthorp | |
| August 8, 2026 | 12:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Just south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| August 7, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Just off breakwater in Port Erin. | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 11:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Off Port Erin breakwater | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 500 | Port Erin | Jo Lewy, Aquabike IOM, Geoff Clarker & others | |
| August 6, 2026 | 18:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Off Fleshwick | Matthew Ripley |