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