Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2026 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 30 |
Port Erin |
Loraine |
| April 14, 2026 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 20 |
Peel bay |
Matt |
| April 14, 2026 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Peel Breakwater |
Paul Sperring |
| April 13, 2026 | 20:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Blue Point |
Sarah Quine |
| April 11, 2026 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Jeremy Paul |
| April 8, 2026 | 11:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Groudle-Douglas-Groudle |
Craig whalley, Greg Cherry |
| April 8, 2026 | 07:30 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Warts bank |
Martin Lambden |
| April 8, 2026 | 13:30 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
3/4 mile SE of Perwick |
Martin Lambden |
| April 6, 2026 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 55 |
Port Erin bay |
Chloe Gelling | |
| April 6, 2026 | 08:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Marine drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 5, 2026 | 10:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 40 |
Marine Drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 4, 2026 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Max |
| April 4, 2026 | 09:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 3, 2026 | 11:40 | Common dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Middle of Peel harbour |
Christian Scharen |
| April 3, 2026 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin bay |
Chloe |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter |