Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2026 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Castletown Bay |
Dave Callister |
| August 12, 2026 | 16:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
5 miles NW of Calf Sound |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 10, 2026 | 18:50 | Common dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Seren |
| August 7, 2026 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Bay |
Eva and Daniel Barnes |
| August 6, 2026 | 20:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Peel harbour wall |
Andy, Nicki and Laura Mason and Jake Lane | |
| August 6, 2026 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 39 |
Peel bay |
John & Polly-May |
| August 4, 2026 | 12:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Ken Hori |
| August 3, 2026 | 20:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 14 |
Peel bay |
Christy DeHaven |
| August 2, 2026 | 14:35 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Langness |
Neil Corkill | |
| August 2, 2026 | 16:45 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10 miles out of Douglas, from Ben my Chree |
Peter Sanders |
| August 2, 2026 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
| August 2, 2026 | 16:55 | Unidentified small cetacean | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
9.5 miles off Douglas |
Peter Sanders |
| August 2, 2026 | 18:50 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
The Stack, Calf of Man |
Laura Stewart, Quentin De Backer |
| August 1, 2026 | 08:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Derbyhaven bay |
Kayleigh |
| July 31, 2026 | 16:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay 5 metres from the promenade (bowling green end) |
MWDW |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Behind Peel Castle | Paul Marriott | ||
| July 19, 2026 | 09:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Bradda head | Iain quine | ||
| July 16, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | South of Perwick bay | Irene Thomasson | ||
| July 9, 2026 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Whitestrand, north of Peel | Harry | |||
| July 9, 2026 | 16:30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Parellel swimming | 180 | 1km off Glen Mooar | FHA photography, Harry Gell |
| 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 |