Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2016 | 08:20 | Common Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Off Spanish head |
David Wright |
| June 18, 2016 | 11:05 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Onchan Head |
David Cain |
| June 18, 2016 | 20:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
10 miles off Bradda head |
Dermot Shimmin | |
| June 17, 2016 | 21:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Ramsey Bay |
Eddie Sullivan & Colette Gambell |
| June 16, 2016 | 13:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 30 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Mark Kitching |
| June 16, 2016 | 20:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Diane Short |
| June 14, 2016 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 11 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Marine drive-Douglas head |
Anicka parkin |
| June 12, 2016 | 14:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Just north of chicken rock |
Olivia Lang |
| June 12, 2016 | 16:15 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
5nm west of the calf |
Dan Keeling |
| June 11, 2016 | 17:05 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas head |
Colin Gundry |
| June 10, 2016 | 19:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
About 1/4 of mile off Little Ness headland just off Marine Drive |
Jon Russell-Dunn |
| June 10, 2016 | 18:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda Head |
Adele Priest |
| June 10, 2016 | 19:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Bradda Head |
Chris Burton |
| June 8, 2016 | 17:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Not recorded | 2 |
Little Ness |
Peter Quirk |
| June 8, 2016 | 14:05 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Langness |
Alison Kyle |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | South side of Calf about 600m offshore | Jan Gledhill | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 07:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Below Bradda Head. Port Erin | Andy Craine, Andy Karran, Christine Price | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 5 miles off Whitestrand | Vanquish | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Off Bradda Head | Anne Connell, Abigail | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Behind Peel Castle | Paul Marriott | ||
| July 19, 2026 | 09:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Bradda head | Iain quine | ||
| July 16, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | South of Perwick bay | Irene Thomasson | ||
| July 9, 2026 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Whitestrand, north of Peel | Harry | |||
| July 9, 2026 | 16:30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Parellel swimming | 180 | 1km off Glen Mooar | FHA photography, Harry Gell |
| July 9, 2026 | 17:00 | 5 | 5 | Swimming | 90 | Between Kirk Michael & Orrisdale | Ian & Dylan Judd | ||
| July 9, 2026 | 19:05 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel promenade (Bowling green end) | Bill Whittaker | ||
| July 8, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 50 mts off shore, 500 mts south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| July 8, 2026 | 15:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Peel castle | Andrew Butterworth | ||
| July 8, 2026 | 13:00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Suspected feeding | 4 | 6 miles south of Chicken rocks | Clive Rodgers | |
| July 8, 2026 | 18:30 | 10 | 10 | Suspected feeding | 90 | Between Glen Mooar & Kirk Michael | Ian Judd |