Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2026 | 07:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | South side of Calf about 600m offshore | Jan Gledhill | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 07:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Below Bradda Head. Port Erin | Andy Craine, Andy Karran, Christine Price | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 5 miles off Whitestrand | Vanquish | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Off Bradda Head | Anne Connell, Abigail | ||
| 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 |