Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2016 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Spanish Head, very close in. |
Rick Taylor, Alex Taylor | |
| May 24, 2016 | 07:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| May 24, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bradda Head |
Chris Burton |
| May 24, 2016 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
SSE of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 24, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Langness |
Terri Smith |
| May 23, 2016 | 19:44 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 22, 2016 | 16:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 16, 2016 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Douglas lighthouse/Marine Drive |
Tom Brook, Lee Kennaugh |
| May 16, 2016 | 18:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary, Kallow point |
Graham Hall, MBSW |
| May 16, 2016 | 20:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
South east of the Sound |
Rhona & Rob |
| May 16, 2016 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of The Sound |
Rick and Mary Strange |
| May 14, 2016 | 13:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Gob Liack to Little Ness |
Colin Gundry |
| May 14, 2016 | 13:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
South of the Sound |
Paul Ward |
| May 14, 2016 | 09:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Carrick Bay |
Carol Woodall | |
| May 14, 2016 | 12:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
The Ledges PSM |
Carol Woodall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family | |||
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | Jenny Victoria |
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin |