Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2026 | 08:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 2 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
Port Erin Bay |
Susan Boucher |
| July 10, 2026 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Martyn |
| July 9, 2026 | 10:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 720 |
Back of Peel breakwater |
Carol Woodall, Sue Whittaker and Andrew Butterworth and Andrew Rimmer |
| July 9, 2026 | 16:20 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
North of the Calf Sound |
MWDW |
| July 8, 2026 | 13:10 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 8 | Normal swimming | 90 |
Port St Mary, off the Ledges |
MWDW & Robin Gawne |
| July 8, 2026 | 15:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 180 |
Laxey bay to Bulgham bay |
David Bellamy, Robert Fisher, Sophie Costain |
| July 8, 2026 | 09:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 120 |
South of the Sound |
Sue Whittaker & Michael Maggs |
| July 7, 2026 | 17:10 | Common dolphin | 12 | 3 | Bow riding | 10 |
8 miles south of Calf of man. |
Jan Ozyer/Richard Hirst |
| July 3, 2026 | 13:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man, Sheila Norris |
| July 1, 2026 | 09:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 45 |
12 miles South West of the Calf of Man |
Jessica Graham |
| June 30, 2026 | 11:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Kate Summerville |
| June 29, 2026 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 20 |
Peel bay, interacting with the longboats |
Viking Longboats |
| June 26, 2026 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Just off Peel breakwater |
MWDW |
| June 26, 2026 | 15:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
South of the Calf of Man |
Louisa May-Harris |
| June 25, 2026 | 18:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel bay |
Kim Holton |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia |