Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 08:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Off Peel Breakwater |
Janice McQuarrie |
| March 31, 2026 | 15:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Maughold Head |
NP |
| March 31, 2026 | 18:25 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness – Douglas side |
Neil Garlick |
| March 28, 2026 | 16:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Just outside Laxey bay |
Anna Smeed |
| March 26, 2026 | 06:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive |
Dave Bell |
| March 26, 2026 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port Erin bay |
Neil Watterson |
| March 22, 2026 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 80 |
Port Erin beach, about 50 meters from the shore |
Sophii King, Dan C, Michelle Farrar |
| March 22, 2026 | 15:05 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
East of Onchan Harbour. |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| March 22, 2026 | 16:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive between Walbery and Toll Gates |
Bill Henderson |
| March 21, 2026 | 12:15 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
500m SE off Douglas Lighthouse. |
Peter Quirk |
| March 21, 2026 | 10:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Between Perwick and Bay Stacka |
Martin Lambden |
| March 21, 2026 | 11:00 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | Normal swimming | 20 |
1 km off Marine Drive |
Shane Stigant | |
| March 21, 2026 | 07:45 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Off Langess lighthouse |
Adam Denard |
| March 21, 2026 | 07:10 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 14 |
Marine drive Arches |
Manuela Swiatek |
| March 21, 2026 | 11:10 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Marine Drive Arches |
MWDW |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| 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 |