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 |