Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2016 | 14:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Not recorded | 15 |
Chicken Rock |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 26, 2016 | 09:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | Normal swimming | 20 |
Contrary head |
Thomas T H Felce | ||
| July 24, 2016 | 18:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 50 | 0 | Leaping | 45 |
North of The Calf of Man |
MWDW/Hopes and Dreams |
| July 23, 2016 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 21, 2016 | 13:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Port St Mary |
Stuart Marshall |
| July 21, 2016 | 10:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Langness |
Sarah Welch |
| July 21, 2016 | 16:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 0 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Cornaa |
Stephen Gadman |
| July 20, 2016 | 14:15 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
The Sound |
Shaun Murphy |
| July 19, 2016 | 11:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 3 |
The Sound |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 19, 2016 | 11:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 19, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 19, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 9 | 0 | Blowing | 10 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton shona boat trips |
| July 19, 2016 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Chicken Rock |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| July 18, 2016 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Fort Island |
Mandie and Ditte |
| July 16, 2016 | 18:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
Marine Drive |
Rachel Jackson |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fenella | Keiron and Charlotte | |||
| September 21, 2026 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin Bay | Jacqueline Yates | ||
| September 20, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Baystacka | Tom boat trips isle of man | ||
| September 13, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay | Christa Morris | ||
| September 4, 2026 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Point of Ayre, Ballaghennie | Kathryn Sheard |
| 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 |