Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2017 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine Drive, Toll gates |
Bill and Lada Henderson |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Douglas head |
Pete Quirk |
| September 25, 2017 | 12:40 | Minke Whale | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Laxey bay |
6 different observers |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:15 | Common Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
East of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
East of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| September 25, 2017 | 13:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
East of the Sound |
Neil Barron |
| September 25, 2017 | 11:05 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 55 |
Marine Drive, Toll Gates |
Colin Gundry |
| September 25, 2017 | 07:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 150 |
Onchan head |
Lynsey Fosdal and others |
| September 25, 2017 | 17:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bulgham bay |
John Cowin |
| September 25, 2017 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 240 |
Douglas bay |
Joanne O’Neill, Lottie and Hollie |
| September 25, 2017 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
John Cowin |
| September 25, 2017 | 12:00 | Minke Whale | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 360 |
Marine drive |
MWDW and many other |
| September 25, 2017 | 15:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Marine drive |
MWDW and many other |
| September 25, 2017 | 15:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Marine drive |
Jill Bunyan |
| September 20, 2017 | 09:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Peel Breakwater |
Chrissy Callaghan |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 40 | Santon gorge | Rachel Berry, Tina Teare | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 13:05 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 45 | Port Grenaugh | Becky Kent | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 17:03 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Chicken lighthouse | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | The Sound | Nicki and Andy Mason | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | One mile south of Niarbyl | Sarah Kinrade | |
| August 2, 2026 | 13:45 | 5 | 5 | Suspected feeding | 90 | Between Knockaloe and Dalby | Vanquish | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 480 | Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay | Amy Clark and many others | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Fleshwick Bay | Matt Langford | ||
| July 31, 2026 | 12:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Calf Sound | Thomas boat trips isle of man |