Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2026 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 360 |
1.5 NW of Peel 13:30, then Peel bay and breakwater 14:30-20:00 |
Allen Moore, MWDW, Dave, Mal and Andy |
| June 2, 2026 | 14:30 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Off Whitestrand beach, north of Peel |
Nathan Helmsley |
| June 1, 2026 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Angel Tolosa |
| May 31, 2026 | 15:00 | Common dolphin | 20 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Just north of the Calf of Man |
Ste Lee |
| May 30, 2026 | 21:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Erin bay |
Lynn Merriman |
| May 28, 2026 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
West of Point of Ayre |
Thomas Felce |
| May 26, 2026 | 08:25 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1 mile South East of Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| May 25, 2026 | 16:10 | Unidentified small cetacean | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
Perwick bay |
Sam Rotchell |
| May 25, 2026 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Just outside of Perwick Bay, Port St Mary |
Manuela |
| May 25, 2026 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
West of The Sound |
Manuela |
| May 24, 2026 | 09:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey North Beach |
Mark Murley |
| May 24, 2026 | 19:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
North of Niarbyl |
The Crossley’s |
| May 23, 2026 | 13:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel breakwater |
Jen Houghton |
| May 16, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 2 | Bow riding | 30 |
Marine drive to Douglas head |
Shane Stigant |
| May 16, 2026 | 09:55 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
West of Sound car park |
Carol & Sue |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |