Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2026 | 10:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Not recorded | 40 |
Marine Drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 4, 2026 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin bay |
Max |
| April 4, 2026 | 09:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 3, 2026 | 11:40 | Common dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Middle of Peel harbour |
Christian Scharen |
| April 3, 2026 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Port Erin bay |
Chloe |
| April 2, 2026 | 09:50 | Bottlenose dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Heading out of Ramsey Bay |
S. Morton |
| March 31, 2026 | 08:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Off Peel Breakwater |
Janice McQuarrie |
| March 31, 2026 | 15:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Maughold Head |
NP |
| March 31, 2026 | 18:25 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness – Douglas side |
Neil Garlick |
| March 28, 2026 | 16:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Just outside Laxey bay |
Anna Smeed |
| March 26, 2026 | 06:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Marine drive |
Dave Bell |
| March 26, 2026 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Port Erin bay |
Neil Watterson |
| March 22, 2026 | 14:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 80 |
Port Erin beach, about 50 meters from the shore |
Sophii King, Dan C, Michelle Farrar |
| March 22, 2026 | 15:05 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
East of Onchan Harbour. |
David Bellamy & Robert Fisher |
| March 22, 2026 | 16:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 7 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive between Walbery and Toll Gates |
Bill Henderson |
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 |