Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2016 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Tom Brook |
| March 28, 2016 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Groudle |
Vikki Raby |
| March 21, 2016 | 12:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 11 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Mark Kitching |
| March 21, 2016 | 13:26 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue Whittaker Bill and Carol |
| March 20, 2016 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 11 |
Langness |
Carol Woodall and Sue Whittaker | |
| March 20, 2016 | 16:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Sound |
Carol Woodall and Bill Whittaker |
| March 20, 2016 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Cornaa/Port Mooar |
Geraldine Sowrey |
| March 18, 2016 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| March 14, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
100m off Bradda Head |
Steve & Netty Taggart |
| March 13, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Off Douglas Head |
Colin & Anne Gundry |
| March 7, 2016 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
| March 6, 2016 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 30 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Laxey bay to the Calf |
Mr Griffiths, Terri Wilcox, Dave Smith, Jackie and Graham Hall |
| February 28, 2016 | 07:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 75 | 5 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas to Port Soderick |
John Corteen |
| February 24, 2016 | 13:10 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Blowing | 30 |
Marine drive |
Kylie Rollins |
| February 15, 2016 | 16:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 60 |
Port Mooar to Clay head |
Shane Stigant, Sowrey family |
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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| May 20, 2025 | 16:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile west of Bradda head | Kirrie |