Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2026 | 13:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel – end of breakwater. |
Steve Wright |
| January 15, 2026 | 14:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 50 |
3 to 4 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| January 12, 2026 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay, tennis court end |
Billy and Jakob |
| January 9, 2026 | 11:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 22 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 7, 2026 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
3km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2026 | 11:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 16 | 4 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2026 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| January 4, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Groudle Head |
Sandra Lees |
| December 31, 2025 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the east coast of Langness travelling towards Douglas |
Amy | |
| December 31, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 3 | Bow riding | 20 |
2km east of Laxey harbour |
Steve Taggart |
| December 31, 2025 | 13:00 | Unidentified large cetacean | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Langness Herring tower |
Kat Boylan |
| December 26, 2025 | 09:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| December 24, 2025 | 14:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 2 |
10 miles east of Douglas from Ben-my-Chree |
Berber |
| December 16, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Mid Laxey bay, 2 to 3 km from shore. |
Shane Stigant |
| December 16, 2025 | 09:30 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
1.5 km from Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW |