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, 2026 | 19:55 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel, just outside the bay | Kelly Bailie, Cheryl Osbelts, The Crossleys | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom | |||
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |
| June 23, 2025 | 07:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Back of Peel Castle | Janice McQuarrie and David Wright | ||
| June 23, 2025 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel breakwater | The Callow Family |