Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | 07:40 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Back of Peel Castle |
J McQuarrie | |
| March 2, 2026 | 11:05 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Erin harbour |
Janice and Richard Coil |
| February 28, 2026 | 13:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Back of peel castle |
Freya Hannan |
| February 27, 2026 | 16:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 9 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Robert Fisher, David Bellamy, Sophie Costain, Robert Churcher |
| February 21, 2026 | 08:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
Off Ben-my-Chree, Douglas |
JK |
| February 15, 2026 | 16:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Castle rocks – at sea further north |
Allen Moore |
| February 14, 2026 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
East of the Sound |
Netty & Steve Taggart |
| February 14, 2026 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 20 |
Port Erin bay |
Michael Gallagher | |
| February 10, 2026 | 15:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Erin harbour |
Emma watterson |
| February 10, 2026 | 12:30 | Common dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
5 miles off Peel |
Mark Cain |
| February 9, 2026 | 08:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 120 |
Port Erin |
Julie and Samantha Butler | |
| February 4, 2026 | 11:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Douglas bay |
Siobhan Merryweather |
| February 2, 2026 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel bay |
Angela Gonzales |
| February 1, 2026 | 12:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 19, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Port Erin |
Dawse |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks |