Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2016 | 08:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Onchan Head |
Pam Apperley |
| April 9, 2016 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 0 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas Head |
Pam Apperley (reporter, not observer) |
| March 31, 2016 | 14:25 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Behind Douglas breakwater |
Jon Ward |
| March 31, 2016 | 19:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Tom Brook |
| March 28, 2016 | 13:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 1 |
Groudle |
Vikki Raby |
| March 21, 2016 | 12:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 11 | 1 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Fort Island, Langness |
Mark Kitching |
| March 21, 2016 | 13:26 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port St Mary Ledges |
Sue Whittaker Bill and Carol |
| March 20, 2016 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 11 |
Langness |
Carol Woodall and Sue Whittaker | |
| March 20, 2016 | 16:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
West of Sound |
Carol Woodall and Bill Whittaker |
| March 20, 2016 | 16:30 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 20 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Cornaa/Port Mooar |
Geraldine Sowrey |
| March 18, 2016 | 16:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| March 14, 2016 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
100m off Bradda Head |
Steve & Netty Taggart |
| March 13, 2016 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Off Douglas Head |
Colin & Anne Gundry |
| March 7, 2016 | 09:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
| March 6, 2016 | 11:15 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 70 | 30 | Normal swimming | 300 |
Laxey bay to the Calf |
Mr Griffiths, Terri Wilcox, Dave Smith, Jackie and Graham Hall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| June 10, 2026 | 17:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel – Fennella bay | Lisa Johnson | ||
| June 9, 2026 | 08:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Bradda glen | Chris Lo Bao | ||
| June 8, 2026 | 16:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Break water | Chris Johnson | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 19:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | North of Niarbyl | Allen Corlett | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 20:05 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Just outside Peel bay | Frazer Morgan | |||
| May 24, 2026 | 19:55 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel, just outside the bay | Kelly Bailie, Cheryl Osbelts, The Crossleys | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom |