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
June 21, 2026 13:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 3 Niarbyl (White beach) James Long
June 20, 2026 11:00 1 1 Swimming 420 Peel breakwater Mark McGillion, Lynn Roberts, others
June 20, 2026 21:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Behind Peel castle Malcolm Hannan, Murray, Greg
June 20, 2026 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 1/2 mile off Glen maye Mike Davies
June 19, 2026 14:00 0 1 Suspected feeding 20 Niarbyl Andy & Jane Sullimatt, Nick George
June 14, 2026 17:15 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin – outer breakwater Gemma Scotts & Tom Morgan
June 14, 2026 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Peel bay Casey J Fishing Charters
June 14, 2026 08:00 0 1 15 Black head, South of Port St Mary Cam Watterson
June 12, 2026 18:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 150 Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM
June 11, 2026 15:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle Frazer @ FHA Photography
June 10, 2026 17:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Peel – Fennella bay Lisa Johnson
June 9, 2026 08:30 1 1 Swimming 5 Bradda glen Chris Lo Bao
June 8, 2026 16:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin Break water Chris Johnson
May 25, 2026 19:35 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 North of Niarbyl Allen Corlett
May 25, 2026 20:05 1 1 10 Just outside Peel bay Frazer Morgan