Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2017 | 11:25 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Colin Gundry |
| October 8, 2017 | 10:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Douglas bay |
Stephen Beckley |
| October 8, 2017 | 13:05 | Minke Whale | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 200 |
Marine drive. From Arches to pigeon stream |
Bill & Sue Whittaker, Carol Woodall |
| October 8, 2017 | 14:45 | Common Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive. Sth of Arches. |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| October 8, 2017 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, Arches |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| October 7, 2017 | 17:25 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Pigeon Stream, Marine Drive |
Bill Whittaker |
| October 7, 2017 | 18:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, off The Arches |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker. |
| September 30, 2017 | 14:20 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Onchan |
Louise Stewart, Paul Apperley, Essie Montgomary |
| September 28, 2017 | 09:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Andrew Wedgwood Mayne |
| September 28, 2017 | 09:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
About 600m from the coast of King Edward Bay |
Zoe Bennett |
| September 28, 2017 | 09:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Marine Drive |
Susan Bottell |
| September 26, 2017 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Onchan Head, less than half a mile off shore. Viewed from King Edward Bay House. |
Andrew Mackie |
| September 26, 2017 | 08:40 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Marine drive |
Many observers |
| September 25, 2017 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive |
Aidan and ChristinePickering |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:45 | Minke Whale | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Marine drive-Little Ness |
Jill Bunyan |
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 |