Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 2 | Bow riding | 30 |
Marine drive to Douglas head |
Shane Stigant |
| May 16, 2026 | 09:55 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
West of Sound car park |
Carol & Sue |
| May 16, 2026 | 10:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
South of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 16, 2026 | 11:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of Sound car park |
Sue & Carol |
| May 16, 2026 | 11:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South east of the Sound |
Carol & Sue |
| May 13, 2026 | 18:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Danielle McIntosh |
| May 12, 2026 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 180 |
Port Erin bay |
Kayleigh, Jon Quirk |
| May 8, 2026 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 290 |
Port Erin bay |
Sue Whittaker, Carol, Bill & Manuela, Holly Thomas |
| May 8, 2026 | 14:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
!12 mile SE of Perwick Bay |
Martin Lambden |
| May 4, 2026 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Maughold head |
Shane Stigant | |
| May 4, 2026 | 10:05 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Marine Drive |
Caroline Shannon, Peter Downing |
| May 4, 2026 | 17:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Erin Bay |
Sophii King, Christy DeHaven |
| May 4, 2026 | 16:50 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Kallow point PSM |
Sue & Carol |
| May 3, 2026 | 18:40 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
West of The Sound |
Sue Whittaker, Carol, Bill |
| May 2, 2026 | 13:30 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
3/4 mile off Sugarloaf |
Martin Lambden |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |