Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 20, 2026 06:20 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 10

Douglas head

Manuela Swiatek
April 20, 2026 16:50 Common dolphin 9 0 Feeding or foraging 15

Off Douglas harbour

Manuela Swiatek
April 20, 2026 07:25 Risso’s dolphin 5 0 Not recorded 40

Marine Drive

Manuela Swiatek
April 19, 2026 12:30 Moonlight and Starlight 4 0 Normal swimming 10

(Moonlight and Starlight, in close proxity to two other dolphins)- Marine drive (just past road closure)

Bill Henderson
April 17, 2026 13:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Leaping 30

Port Erin

Loraine
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

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