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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran |