Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2016 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Hill |
Mike Prior |
| June 7, 2016 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Port St Mary |
Iain Wilkinson |
| June 7, 2016 | 15:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 6 |
Calf of Man |
Chris Burton |
| June 6, 2016 | 15:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Karen & Richard Hooper |
| June 6, 2016 | 17:45 | Minke Whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
10 miles off Peel |
William Bailie | |
| June 6, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Langness |
Adam Kelly |
| June 5, 2016 | 18:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 6 | 1 | Blowing | 30 |
Langness |
Ed and Jo Duggan |
| June 3, 2016 | 07:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
1 mile East Langness |
huw fairclough |
| June 3, 2016 | 07:30 | Common Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
Douglas head, from Ben-my-Chree |
Tom Felce |
| 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 |
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 |