Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2026 | 16:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
5 miles NW of Calf Sound |
Nina & Dermot Shimmin |
| August 10, 2026 | 18:50 | Common dolphin | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
10 miles off Peel |
Seren |
| August 9, 2026 | 11:30 | Unidentified small cetacean | 1 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port Erin Bay, coast Near to South Bradda Mine |
Rich & Ellie Collingwood |
| August 7, 2026 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Peel Bay |
Eva and Daniel Barnes |
| August 7, 2026 | 10:40 | Ocean sunfish | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Bay Stacka |
Tom Keggen, boat trips Isle of man |
| August 6, 2026 | 20:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Peel harbour wall |
Andy, Nicki and Laura Mason and Jake Lane | |
| August 6, 2026 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 39 |
Peel bay |
John & Polly-May |
| August 4, 2026 | 12:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Ken Hori |
| August 3, 2026 | 20:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 14 |
Peel bay |
Christy DeHaven |
| August 2, 2026 | 14:35 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Langness |
Neil Corkill | |
| August 2, 2026 | 16:45 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
10 miles out of Douglas, from Ben my Chree |
Peter Sanders |
| August 2, 2026 | 12:30 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 40 |
Marine Drive |
Steve Wright |
| August 2, 2026 | 16:55 | Unidentified small cetacean | 15 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
9.5 miles off Douglas |
Peter Sanders |
| August 2, 2026 | 18:50 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Bow riding | 5 |
The Stack, Calf of Man |
Laura Stewart, Quentin De Backer |
| August 1, 2026 | 08:05 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Derbyhaven bay |
Kayleigh |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2026 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fenella | Keiron and Charlotte | |||
| September 21, 2026 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin Bay | Jacqueline Yates | ||
| September 20, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Baystacka | Tom boat trips isle of man | ||
| September 13, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Between Port Erin and Fleshwick Bay | Christa Morris | ||
| September 4, 2026 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Point of Ayre, Ballaghennie | Kathryn Sheard |
| 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 |