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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Point of Ayre | Irene Mawson & Liz Scott | ||
| June 22, 2026 | 16:44 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | North of the Calf Sound | Andrew Coyne | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 06:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Cranstal, Ramsey bay | Danny Kermeen | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Just South of Peel, before Glen Maye | Susie Brunswick | |
| June 21, 2026 | 11:00 | 2 | 2 | Tight circling | 60 | Fleshwick | Shane Stigant, Ian Wilkinson | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 13:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Niarbyl (White beach) | James Long | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 420 | Peel breakwater | Mark McGillion, Lynn Roberts, others | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 21:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Behind Peel castle | Malcolm Hannan, Murray, Greg | ||
| June 20, 2026 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1/2 mile off Glen maye | Mike Davies | ||
| June 19, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Niarbyl | Andy & Jane Sullimatt, Nick George | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 17:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin – outer breakwater | Gemma Scotts & Tom Morgan | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel bay | Casey J Fishing Charters | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 08:00 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Black head, South of Port St Mary | Cam Watterson | |||
| June 12, 2026 | 18:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 150 | Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland | Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM | ||
| June 11, 2026 | 15:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle | Frazer @ FHA Photography |