Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| October 8, 2017 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |