Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4, 2026 | 11:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Douglas bay |
Siobhan Merryweather |
| February 2, 2026 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Peel bay |
Angela Gonzales |
| February 1, 2026 | 12:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 19, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 30 |
Port Erin |
Dawse |
| January 16, 2026 | 13:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel – end of breakwater. |
Steve Wright |
| January 15, 2026 | 14:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 50 |
3 to 4 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| January 12, 2026 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay, tennis court end |
Billy and Jakob |
| January 9, 2026 | 11:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 22 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 7, 2026 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 8 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
3km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2026 | 11:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 16 | 4 | Normal swimming | 50 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| January 5, 2026 | 15:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| January 4, 2026 | 11:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 4 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Groudle Head |
Sandra Lees |
| December 31, 2025 | 13:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Off the east coast of Langness travelling towards Douglas |
Amy | |
| December 31, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 3 | Bow riding | 20 |
2km east of Laxey harbour |
Steve Taggart |
| December 31, 2025 | 13:00 | Unidentified large cetacean | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Langness Herring tower |
Kat Boylan |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| June 12, 2025 | 09:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Peel bay | Jenny Victoria |
| May 23, 2025 | 05:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Contrary head | John Henley | ||
| May 23, 2025 | 05:50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tight circling | 5 | Niarbyl | John Henley |
| May 23, 2025 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Bradda head | Anon |
| May 22, 2025 | 20:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Peel | Tim Tomalin |