Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2026 | 15:20 | Common dolphin | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 25 |
2.5 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| June 14, 2026 | 17:05 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Half a mile SE off Santon Head |
Peter Quirk |
| June 14, 2026 | 10:30 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
4 miles west of Peel |
Ian Young |
| June 14, 2026 | 13:20 | Ocean sunfish | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
200 Metres off Scarlett |
Gemini Charter Boat |
| June 14, 2026 | 18:30 | Minke whale | 5 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
10 West of Peel |
Jane, Ian and Fraser |
| June 13, 2026 | 17:05 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Driving fish onto sandbank | 15 |
Peel Bay |
Thomas + Louie McGillion |
| June 11, 2026 | 09:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Entrance to Douglas harbour. At the end of the Princess Alexander Pier |
Baz |
| June 10, 2026 | 19:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 45 |
End of Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| June 8, 2026 | 16:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 5 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle Of Man |
| June 2, 2026 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 360 |
Peel bay |
Allen Moore, MWDW, Dave, Mal |
| June 2, 2026 | 14:30 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Off Whitestrand beach, north of Peel |
Nathan Helmsley |
| June 1, 2026 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas bay |
Angel Tolosa |
| May 31, 2026 | 15:00 | Common dolphin | 20 | 5 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Just north of the Calf of Man |
Ste Lee |
| May 30, 2026 | 21:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Erin bay |
Lynn Merriman |
| May 28, 2026 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
West of Point of Ayre |
Thomas Felce |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fenella | Keiron and Charlotte | |||
| September 21, 2026 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin Bay | Jacqueline Yates | ||
| September 20, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Baystacka | Tom boat trips isle of man | ||
| September 13, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay | Christa Morris | ||
| September 4, 2026 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Point of Ayre, Ballaghennie | Kathryn Sheard |
| August 16, 2026 | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Approx 0.5 mile South of Fenella Beach | Not recorded | ||
| August 16, 2026 | 19:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Just off Peel breakwater | Harriet Benjamin | ||
| August 15, 2026 | 11:30 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 50 | Off Peel headland | Richard, Janice and Mel Cooil | ||
| August 11, 2026 | 10:30 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 35 | 100m off Peel Hill | Ava & Ian Judd, Jo Stainthorop | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 15:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Port Erin bay (adjacent to lifeboat station) | Gordon Crowe | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 13:55 | 1 | 1 | Breaching | 5 | South Harbour, Calf of Man | Sam Bowers | ||
| August 9, 2026 | 10:50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 8 | Peel hill | Jo Stainthorp | |
| August 8, 2026 | 12:55 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | Just south of Peel Castle | Jan Ozyer | ||
| August 7, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Just off breakwater in Port Erin. | Siobhan Meredith | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 11:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Off Port Erin breakwater | Siobhan Meredith |