Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2017 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 16 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Santon Gorge |
Neil Barron |
| November 12, 2017 | 13:10 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine drive |
Trevor Nelson |
| November 11, 2017 | 14:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive, Toll gate |
Melissa Cooil |
| November 11, 2017 | 14:38 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Maughold-Cornaa |
Poppy Evans, Anna Kerruish |
| November 11, 2017 | 10:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Castletown bay |
Mrs Lechański |
| November 11, 2017 | 09:55 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Marine drive |
Anon |
| November 6, 2017 | 08:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas head |
Andy Atkinson |
| November 5, 2017 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Langness lighthouse |
Jill, Kath, Maureen, Nigel |
| November 3, 2017 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 40 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 3, 2017 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 60 |
Off Peel castle |
MWDW |
| November 3, 2017 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Christian Hall |
| November 3, 2017 | 13:15 | Common Dolphin | 50 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Glen Maye |
John Henley |
| November 3, 2017 | 12:15 | Common Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
2 miles NW of Peel |
Tom Felce |
| November 2, 2017 | 12:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Ramsey bay to Cornaa |
Martin Packard, Gez Sowrey etc. |
| November 2, 2017 | 13:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 60 |
Just off the Llen beach |
Waveney Jenkins |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fenella | Keiron and Charlotte | |||
| September 21, 2026 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin Bay | Jacqueline Yates | ||
| September 20, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Baystacka | Tom boat trips isle of man | ||
| September 13, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay | Christa Morris | ||
| September 4, 2026 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Point of Ayre, Ballaghennie | Kathryn Sheard |
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Just off Peel breakwater | Harriet Benjamin | ||
| 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 |