Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2017 | 10:15 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive, Toll Gate |
Mike Craine |
| September 19, 2017 | 12:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 40 |
Ramsey bay |
Jenna Lawley |
| September 18, 2017 | 14:55 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Marine Drive, Little Ness |
Colin Gundry |
| September 17, 2017 | 10:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Marine Drive (southern end) |
Mark & Liz Harris |
| September 17, 2017 | 15:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine Drive – Between the toll gates and pigeon stream |
Colin Gundry |
| September 17, 2017 | 18:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Marine Drive, Pidgeon Stream |
Bill and Lada Henderson |
| September 17, 2017 | 14:10 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine drive, gate at road closure |
Dawn Kinnish |
| September 17, 2017 | 14:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Marine Drive, Toll Gate |
Mike Kelly |
| September 17, 2017 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Douglas Head |
Susan Griffiths, Therasa Williams |
| September 17, 2017 | 09:45 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Neil Barron |
| September 17, 2017 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Peel, swimming baths |
Susan Moon |
| September 16, 2017 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
Douglas Head |
Lynn Mather |
| September 16, 2017 | 13:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Grenaugh |
David Griifiths |
| September 16, 2017 | 07:45 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Douglas lighthouse |
Various |
| September 16, 2017 | 11:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Off Pigeon stream, Marine drive |
Too many to mention |
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 |