Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2017 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Leaping | 180 |
Peel breakwater and off Peel castle |
Mark Kneale & Tony@Peel Fish kiosk |
| October 31, 2017 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
North west of Jurby |
Andrew Humphries |
| October 31, 2017 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off Peel castle |
Elizabeth Anne |
| October 29, 2017 | 08:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Tom Brook |
| October 26, 2017 | 13:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
500 m off Marine Drive, just south of Pigeon Stream |
Peter Quirk |
| October 26, 2017 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| October 26, 2017 | 13:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Martin Lambden |
| October 26, 2017 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
The Arches, Marine drive |
Ali Clarke |
| October 26, 2017 | 17:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Langness |
Don Brown |
| October 22, 2017 | 11:00 | Unidentified Large Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
1/4 of a mile south east of the chasms |
Morgan Guy |
| October 20, 2017 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Janice Reynolds |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| June 22, 2026 | 16:44 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | North of the Calf Sound | Andrew Coyne | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 06:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Cranstal, Ramsey bay | Danny Kermeen | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Just South of Peel, before Glen Maye | Susie Brunswick | |
| June 21, 2026 | 11:00 | 2 | 2 | Tight circling | 60 | Fleshwick | Shane Stigant, Ian Wilkinson | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 13:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Niarbyl (White beach) | James Long |