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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 420 | Peel breakwater | Mark McGillion, Lynn Roberts, others | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 21:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Behind Peel castle | Malcolm Hannan, Murray, Greg | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1/2 mile off Glen maye | Mike Davies | ||
| June 19, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Niarbyl | Andy & Jane Sullimatt, Nick George |