Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2018 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Port Mooar |
Andy Mckinlay |
| February 2, 2018 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Cornaa |
Denise Moore and others |
| January 26, 2018 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 135 | 15 | Fast swim or porpoising | 240 |
Groudle to Derbyhaven |
Too many to mention |
| January 10, 2018 | 13:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Cornaa |
Mike Prior |
| January 5, 2018 | 14:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Ian Wilcock |
| January 5, 2018 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 25 | 0 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Maughold to Groudle |
Pete Lumb, Laura, Tara Dunk and others |
| December 22, 2017 | 13:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
500 metres east of the Stack, Castletown Bay. |
Peter Quirk |
| December 18, 2017 | 08:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Normal swimming | 200 |
Cornaa to Douglas bay and Marine drive |
Anna Kerruish, Neil Barron, Kevin Campbell and others |
| December 18, 2017 | 08:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Cornaa |
Anna Kerruish |
| December 10, 2017 | 14:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
North of the Sound |
Anne-Marie Clark |
| December 2, 2017 | 08:45 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 10 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Cornaa to Laxy |
Lizzie Turner |
| November 18, 2017 | 10:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Sugarloaf |
Martin Lambden |
| November 17, 2017 | 11:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Groudle Glenn Sea Lion Rocks near Onchan |
Christine Price |
| November 17, 2017 | 13:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 5 | Leaping | 80 |
Port Mooar to Ramsey bay |
Alan Cook and Julie Corteen |
| November 15, 2017 | 16:25 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Kevin Campbell |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom | |||
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |