Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 1, 2026 19:55 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Ramsey Bay

Graham Wilson
May 1, 2026 14:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

20m to 30m off Douglas Prom, ferry terminal end

Ralph Jackson
April 27, 2026 11:45 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Port Cornaa

Shane Stigant
April 27, 2026 14:30 Risso’s dolphin 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

Marine drive Arches

Bill Henderson
April 26, 2026 16:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Point of Ayre, Ballaghennie

Milky
April 25, 2026 08:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 15

Port St Mary Harbour

Sophie Costain, Manuela Swiatek
April 25, 2026 17:30 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 5

Langness

Sarah Lockyer
April 25, 2026 18:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Douglas bay, behind the tower of refuge

Manuela
April 25, 2026 16:00 Harbour porpoise 1 Normal swimming 3

Laxey Bay MNR, NE of Baldrine

David Bellamy
April 25, 2026 18:24 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 1

Laxey bay, 1km off Ballacanell

David Bellamy
April 25, 2026 18:45 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Laxey bay, 1.5km off Laxey beach

David Bellamy
April 24, 2026 18:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 60

Port Erin

Manuela
April 23, 2026 19:40 Bottlenose dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 4

Peel castle.

Laura Cain and Ryan Neild
April 23, 2026 10:00 Bottlenose dolphin 5 0 Boat interaction (not riding bow) 10

Port Soderick

Irish Tom
April 21, 2026 18:00 Common dolphin 10 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Marine drive

Manuela Swiatek

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