Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 18, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 2

Bay Fine Port Erin

May 18, 2018 11:11 Harbour Porpoise 2 1 Not recorded 3

Bay Fine Port Erin

chris burton Shona Boat trips
May 17, 2018 19:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

North of Calf

Robin Settrey, Sue Whittaker
May 17, 2018 18:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 45

Port St Mary

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 19:15 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary breakwater

Mike Craine
May 17, 2018 16:30 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Port skillion

Neil Barron
May 17, 2018 12:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 0 Spy hopping 1

Shore under Langness herring tower

Graeme
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

South of Kitterland

Steve Wright
May 16, 2018 13:45 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall
May 15, 2018 14:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Fast swim or porpoising 10

Off Bradda head

Richard and Janice Cooil
May 13, 2018 10:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:00 Harbour Porpoise 1 00 Normal swimming 1

Bay Fine Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 13, 2018 14:35 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Sugarloaf

John Cowin
May 13, 2018 17:55 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Perwick bay

Kirree Jenkins
May 13, 2018 10:44 Risso’s Dolphin 7 0 Normal swimming 10

Perwick Bay

MWDW

Recent basking shark sightings

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