Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2018 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
North East side of the sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 30, 2018 | 18:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Bay fine Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| May 30, 2018 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
West side of Sound |
MWDW and others |
| May 30, 2018 | 16:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
East of Langness |
Neil Barron |
| May 29, 2018 | 17:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
East side of the Calf of Man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| May 29, 2018 | 10:25 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Scarlett |
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| May 28, 2018 | 13:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
100m out from Cranstal. |
Mike Prior |
| May 28, 2018 | 20:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Kallow Point, Port St. Mary |
Rob Mercer |
| May 28, 2018 | 20:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Gansey |
geoffrey rimmer |
| May 28, 2018 | 21:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
scarlett |
geoffrey rimmer |
| May 28, 2018 | 20:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Kallow Point, Port St. Mary |
Rob Mercer |
| May 27, 2018 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Between Santon gorge and Derbyhaven |
nikki and tim kerruish |
| May 26, 2018 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
East side of The Calf of Man |
Lauren, Neil Barron, David Griffiths |
| May 26, 2018 | 14:17 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Aldrick |
Neil Barron |
| May 24, 2018 | 10:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
West of the Calf Sound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| August 5, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | East of the Sound | Marcus Perrin |