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 2, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Niarbyl | Jennie Campbell | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 40 | Santon gorge | Rachel Berry, Tina Teare | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 13:05 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 45 | Port Grenaugh | Becky Kent | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 17:03 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Chicken lighthouse | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | The Sound | Nicki and Andy Mason | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | One mile south of Niarbyl | Sarah Kinrade | |
| August 2, 2026 | 13:45 | 5 | 5 | Suspected feeding | 90 | Between Knockaloe and Dalby | Vanquish | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 480 | Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay | Amy Clark and many others | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Fleshwick Bay | Matt Langford | ||
| July 31, 2026 | 12:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Calf Sound | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| July 31, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | Bradda Head | David Sutton | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 | 120 | Fenella beach to breakwater | Lynn Chambers, Kelly, Sarah Morrison, Rex Harding | |||
| July 30, 2026 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 140 | Cove from Sound to Port Erin (Clet Aldrick) | Jane Rushworth, Gillian Doyle, Sheila Norris, Laura Stewart | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 14:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Jane Rushworth | ||
| July 29, 2026 | 12:00 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | North of Whitestrand | Jane Young |