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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran |