Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
East of the Calf |
Susie MacKenzie Fidlin |
| November 20, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off Sugarloaf |
Mike ritchie |
| November 13, 2016 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Douglas bay |
Shane Stigant |
| November 13, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
1 Km off Marine drive |
Shane Stigant |
| November 6, 2016 | 08:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Dog Mills |
Will Quayle |
| November 6, 2016 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Laxey |
Tom Parish |
| October 30, 2016 | 10:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Little Ness |
Pete Quirk |
| October 30, 2016 | 11:40 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Not recorded | 5 |
Port Mooar |
Anna Kerruish |
| October 29, 2016 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| October 28, 2016 | 11:20 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Head |
Phil Kneen |
| October 28, 2016 | 16:00 | Minke Whale | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Marine Drive Toll gate |
Neil Clague |
| October 28, 2016 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Pigeon Stream Marine Drive |
Neil Clague |
| October 28, 2016 | 14:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
Douglas |
Shane Stigant |
| October 28, 2016 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 7 |
Peel |
MWDW |
| October 21, 2016 | 09:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 75 |
Douglas Head |
Liz Vipond, Andy Watson |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Just off Peel breakwater | Harriet Benjamin | ||
| August 15, 2026 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 50 | Off Peel headland | Richard, Janice and Mel Cooil | ||
| August 11, 2026 | 10:30 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 35 | 100m off Peel Hill | Ava & Ian Judd, Jo Stainthorop | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 15:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Port Erin bay (adjacent to lifeboat station) | Gordon Crowe | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 5 | South Harbour, Calf of Man | Sam Bowers | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 8 | Peel hill | Jo Stainthorp | |
| August 8, 2026 | 12:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Just south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| August 7, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Just off breakwater in Port Erin. | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 11:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Off Port Erin breakwater | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| 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 |