Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5, 2026 | 09:35 | 3 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | Kione Ny Halby | Tom Isle of Man Diving Holidays /Charters | ||
| July 3, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Point of Ayre | Sue Whittaker Carol & Bill | ||
| July 1, 2026 | 12:00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Suspected feeding | 60 | 750 metres off Peel castle | Adam Tansley, Vanquish, FHA photography, Ilaria |
| July 1, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Around 4 NM off Ballaugh Beach | Bea O’Neill |
| July 1, 2026 | 14:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Between Jurby and the Lhen | Vicki Nash | ||
| June 29, 2026 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Bay – off Bradda Head | Aquabike Isle of Man | ||
| June 29, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | White beach, Niarbyl | David Daugherty | ||
| June 26, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Bay by the green boy | Janine Harris | ||
| June 24, 2026 | 10:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Glen Wyllin | Tim Pressley |
| June 24, 2026 | 21:00 | 2 | 2 | Tight circling | 40 | Point of Ayre | Ian Bearman, Kathryn Ansell, Domenika | ||
| June 24, 2026 | 16:40 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 21 | 0.5km NW off Peel castle | Mr Allen S Moore | ||
| June 22, 2026 | 16:44 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | North of the Calf Sound | Andrew Coyne | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 06:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Cranstal, Ramsey bay | Danny Kermeen | ||
| June 21, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Just South of Peel, before Glen Maye | Susie Brunswick | |
| June 21, 2026 | 11:00 | 2 | 2 | Tight circling | 60 | Fleshwick | Shane Stigant, Ian Wilkinson |