Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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 13, 2026 15:45 Common dolphin 15 0 Bow riding 15

3 miles west of Port Erin

Not recorded
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
July 3, 2022 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
July 3, 2022 15:55 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
June 30, 2022 13:50 1 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
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