Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2017 | 15:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
S of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 6, 2017 | 16:27 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
S of Sound |
Sue Whittaker | |
| May 1, 2017 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
East of the Sound |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| April 28, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Close to the Red Buoy, Castletown Bay |
Pete Quirk |
| April 26, 2017 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Marine drive |
Hannah Hall | |
| April 23, 2017 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Ramsey |
Danny Kermeen |
| April 20, 2017 | 20:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Laura |
| April 20, 2017 | 16:25 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Langness |
Neil and Glennis Corkill |
| April 17, 2017 | 13:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Kallow point, Port St Mary |
Graham and Jackie Hall |
| April 17, 2017 | 09:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Spanish head |
Cheryl Gatfield |
| April 12, 2017 | 18:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Langness |
The Bromiley Family |
| April 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas |
Danny Kermeen, Cameron Pike |
| April 2, 2017 | 16:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 11 |
South of Langness |
Vicky Taylor | |
| April 1, 2017 | 11:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Rue Point, Andreas. |
Nick Pinder |
| April 1, 2017 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Onchan Head |
Dylan Yates |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | Jenny Victoria |
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin |