Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
December 27, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Jack – Douglas lighthouse.

Shelley & Chris Kilpatrick
December 25, 2015 11:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Adam and Margaret Kelly
December 22, 2015 11:50 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 10

Fort Island, Langness

Cassie Kennaugh
November 26, 2015 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 120

Cornaa-Laxey

Unknown

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
July 9, 2026 18:30 2 2 20 Whitestrand, north of Peel Harry
July 9, 2026 16:30 0 5 2 7 Parellel swimming 180 1kn off Glen Mooar FHA photography
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
July 7, 2026 15:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Just north of whitestrand Jane Young
July 7, 2026 16:00 4 4 Suspected feeding 60 Off Ballaugh beach Jane Young
July 7, 2026 21:50 1 1 Swimming 3 Peel castle Jan Ozyer
July 5, 2026 09:35 3 1 Suspected feeding 45 Kione Ny Halby Tom Isle of Man Diving Holidays /Charters
July 5, 2026 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 100 The Calf of Man Louisa Morris
July 3, 2026 13:55 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 Point of Ayre Sue Whittaker Carol & Bill
July 1, 2026 12:00 1 3 0 4 Suspected feeding 60 750 metres off Peel castle Adam Tansley, Vanquish, FHA photography, Ilaria