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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| 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 | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:29 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Port St Mary harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa | John Barker | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Niarbyl | Jennie Campbell |