Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Just off Peel breakwater | Harriet Benjamin | ||
| August 15, 2026 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 50 | Off Peel headland | Richard, Janice and Mel Cooil | ||
| August 11, 2026 | 10:30 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 35 | 100m off Peel Hill | Ava & Ian Judd, Jo Stainthorop | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 15:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Port Erin bay (adjacent to lifeboat station) | Gordon Crowe | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 5 | South Harbour, Calf of Man | Sam Bowers | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 8 | Peel hill | Jo Stainthorp | |
| August 8, 2026 | 12:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Just south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| August 7, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Just off breakwater in Port Erin. | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 11:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Off Port Erin breakwater | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 500 | Port Erin | Jo Lewy, Aquabike IOM, Geoff Clarker & others | |
| August 6, 2026 | 18:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Off Fleshwick | Matthew Ripley | ||
| August 5, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | East of the Sound | Marcus Perrin | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:29 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Port St Mary harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa | John Barker |