Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 7, 2026 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 30

Peel Bay

Eva and Daniel Barnes
August 7, 2026 10:40 Ocean sunfish 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Bay Stacka

Tom Keggen, boat trips Isle of man
August 6, 2026 20:40 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Feeding or foraging 15

Off Peel harbour wall

Andy, Nicki and Laura Mason and Jake Lane
August 6, 2026 10:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 39

Peel bay

John & Polly-May
August 4, 2026 12:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Laxey bay

Ken Hori
August 3, 2026 20:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 14

Peel bay

Christy DeHaven
August 2, 2026 14:35 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Langness

Neil Corkill
August 2, 2026 16:45 Minke whale 1 0 Normal swimming 5

10 miles out of Douglas, from Ben my Chree

Peter Sanders
August 2, 2026 12:30 Harbour porpoise 5 0 Normal swimming 40

Marine Drive

Steve Wright
August 2, 2026 16:55 Unidentified small cetacean 15 0 Normal swimming 5

9.5 miles off Douglas

Peter Sanders
August 2, 2026 18:50 Bottlenose dolphin 15 0 Bow riding 5

The Stack, Calf of Man

Laura Stewart, Quentin De Backer
August 1, 2026 08:05 Bottlenose dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 60

Derbyhaven bay

Kayleigh
July 31, 2026 16:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Peel bay 5 metres from the promenade (bowling green end)

MWDW
July 30, 2026 15:40 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Leaping 140

Peel bay

Jane Young, Kelly, Jan, Terry & Jen
July 27, 2026 20:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Laxey bay

Ken Hori

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola