Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| August 6, 2026 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 500 | Port Erin | Jo Lewy, Aquabike IOM, Geoff Clarker & others | |
| August 6, 2026 | 18:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Off Fleshwick | Matthew Ripley | ||
| August 5, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | East of the Sound | Marcus Perrin | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:29 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Port St Mary harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa | John Barker |