Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | 08:00 | Common dolphin | 30 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
6 miles west of Chicken Rock |
Clive Rodgers |
| March 18, 2026 | 11:10 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Off Port Erin bay from fish hatcheries |
Ann Collister |
| March 18, 2026 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Kim Holton |
| March 18, 2026 | 12:40 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine Drive. The Arches. |
Sue Whittaker, Carol, Bill |
| March 14, 2026 | 07:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 18 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 45 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| March 5, 2026 | 07:40 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Back of Peel Castle |
J McQuarrie | |
| March 2, 2026 | 11:05 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port Erin harbour |
Janice and Richard Coil |
| February 28, 2026 | 13:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Back of peel castle |
Freya Hannan |
| February 27, 2026 | 16:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 9 | 1 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Laxey bay |
Robert Fisher, David Bellamy, Sophie Costain, Robert Churcher |
| February 21, 2026 | 08:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 5 |
Off Ben-my-Chree, Douglas |
JK |
| February 15, 2026 | 16:50 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel Castle rocks – at sea further north |
Allen Moore |
| February 14, 2026 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
East of the Sound |
Netty & Steve Taggart |
| February 14, 2026 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 20 |
Port Erin bay |
Michael Gallagher | |
| February 10, 2026 | 15:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Port Erin harbour |
Emma watterson |
| February 10, 2026 | 12:30 | Common dolphin | 40 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
5 miles off Peel |
Mark Cain |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2025 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Spanish Head | Stephen Arnold | ||
| August 3, 2024 | 15:00 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Point of Ayre | Anon | |||
| August 1, 2024 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ramsey | Orry Corlett | |||
| May 31, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Peel Castle | Keith H | |||
| May 22, 2024 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 kms off Scarlett | Tom | ||
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy |