Follows latest sighting earlier this month
The Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch says over the past four years, it's recorded a 'huge increase' in sightings of dolphins and pod size.
The latest comes towards the middle of this month which makes it the earliest sighting of a short-beaked common dolphin ever recorded on the Isle of Man.
Prior to 2020, they were only usually seen between June and September and further out from the shore.
Jen Adams from the organisation explains why they're visiting the Island sooner in the season:

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