Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2016 | 19:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
15 miles off Peel |
Tom Felce |
| June 3, 2016 | 12:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Castletown Bay |
Salma Shalla |
| May 30, 2016 | 16:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Langness |
Lottie Morris |
| May 29, 2016 | 11:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Middle of Port Soderick Bay |
Pete Quirk | |
| May 29, 2016 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Spanish Head, very close in. |
Rick Taylor, Alex Taylor | |
| May 24, 2016 | 07:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| May 24, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bradda Head |
Chris Burton |
| May 24, 2016 | 15:05 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
SSE of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| May 24, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 8 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Langness |
Terri Smith |
| May 23, 2016 | 19:44 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| May 22, 2016 | 16:54 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
South of the Sound |
Carol Woodall & Sue Whittaker |
| May 16, 2016 | 18:10 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 35 |
Douglas lighthouse/Marine Drive |
Tom Brook, Lee Kennaugh |
| May 16, 2016 | 18:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port St Mary, Kallow point |
Graham Hall, MBSW |
| May 16, 2016 | 20:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
South east of the Sound |
Rhona & Rob |
| May 16, 2016 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
South of The Sound |
Rick and Mary Strange |
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 |