Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2026 | 17:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel castle |
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| August 20, 2026 | 17:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Douglas Harbour |
Michael Miles, Sam Presland |
| August 17, 2026 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Laxey bay |
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| August 16, 2026 | 08:15 | Common dolphin | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
2.5 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| August 16, 2026 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Off Peel breakwater |
Casey J boat trips |
| August 15, 2026 | 18:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Peel bay |
Annabel Barrow |
| August 14, 2026 | 12:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Between Maughold lighthouse and Port Mooar |
Philip Sharratt |
| August 14, 2026 | 17:00 | Common dolphin | 18 | 2 | Normal swimming | 70 |
Marine drive |
Manuela |
| August 13, 2026 | 19:05 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10 miles from peel |
Sandpiper |
| August 13, 2026 | 19:10 | Common dolphin | 2 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 7 |
9 miles off peel |
Sandpiper | |
| August 13, 2026 | 19:40 | Bottlenose dolphin | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
8.5 miles from peel bay |
Sandpiper |
| August 12, 2026 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Castletown Bay |
Dave Callister |
| August 12, 2026 | 16:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
5 miles NW of Calf Sound |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 10, 2026 | 18:50 | Common dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Seren |
| August 9, 2026 | 11:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 1 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin Bay, coast Near to South Bradda Mine |
Rich & Ellie Collingwood |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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| June 30, 2022 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | North coast of the Calf of Man | Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts | |
| June 27, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles west of Peel | Max Crookall | |||
| June 23, 2022 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Half a mile north of Calf Sound | Malcolm Stewart | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 18:15 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Herring tower Langness | Richard and Janice Cooil | ||
| June 22, 2022 | 19:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 2 | 6km SW of Chicken Rock | David Bellamy & others | |||
| June 21, 2022 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Wallberry, Marine Drive | Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk | ||
| June 21, 2022 | 17:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 350m off Glen Wyllin | Ian Young | |||
| June 18, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Marine Drive | Craig Whalley | |||
| June 16, 2022 | 12:10 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 13:45 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Port Soderick | Jordan Palfreman | ||||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe |