Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
March 29, 2018 07:30 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Not recorded 15

Ramsey bay

Unknown
March 27, 2018 12:28 Harbour Porpoise 1 Feeding or foraging 5

S of Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
March 27, 2018 10:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 30 Fast swim or porpoising 90

Marine drive

Mike Radcliffe, Talitha Jane
March 26, 2018 17:15 Unidentified Small Cetacean 4 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Marine drive

Rachel and Alex Myers, Tom Kelly
March 24, 2018 12:05 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Scarlett trail

Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker
March 24, 2018 18:15 Harbour Porpoise 4 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Nort of the Calf

Carol Woodall, Sue & Bill
March 24, 2018 14:50 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

East of the Calf

MWDW, Neil Barron
March 22, 2018 11:35 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Port Soderick

Neil Barron
March 11, 2018 10:45 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 30

Marine drive

Neil Barron
March 9, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 1 Feeding or foraging 120

Off Smeale beach

Jerry Jones
March 9, 2018 09:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 12 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine drive (Keristal)

Neil Barron
February 21, 2018 14:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 30 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Groudle

Keith Sabey
February 20, 2018 15:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 10

Port Soderick

Neil Barron
February 19, 2018 09:15 Bottlenose Dolphin 20 0 Normal swimming 10

Marine Drive

Graham Bayliss
February 19, 2018 15:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Feeding or foraging 75

Port Soderick

Ian Wilcock

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 21, 2026 06:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Cranstal, Ramsey bay Danny kermeen
June 20, 2026 11:00 1 1 Swimming 3 Behind peel breakwater Mark McGillion
June 20, 2026 21:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Behind Peel castle Malcolm Hannan, Murray
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
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