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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2026 | 17:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin – outer breakwater | Gemma Scotts & Tom Morgan | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel bay | Casey J Fishing Charters | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 08:00 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Black head, South of Port St Mary | Cam Watterson | |||
| June 12, 2026 | 18:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 150 | Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland | Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM | ||
| June 11, 2026 | 15:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle | Frazer @ FHA Photography | ||
| June 10, 2026 | 17:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel – Fennella bay | Lisa Johnson | ||
| June 9, 2026 | 08:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Bradda glen | Chris Lo Bao | ||
| June 8, 2026 | 16:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Break water | Chris Johnson | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 19:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | North of Niarbyl | Allen Corlett | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 20:05 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Just outside Peel bay | Frazer Morgan | |||
| May 24, 2026 | 19:55 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel, just outside the bay | Kelly Bailie, Cheryl Osbelts, The Crossleys | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom |