Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 2026 | 09:00 | Common dolphin | 15 | 5 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
| October 3, 2026 | 09:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 20 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
500m off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| October 3, 2026 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 150 |
Port Erin Bay |
Aquabike Isle of Man |
| September 26, 2026 | 16:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
100m off Peel Castle |
Allen Moore |
| September 24, 2026 | 12:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 7 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Onchan head |
Not recorded |
| September 21, 2026 | 19:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Ramsey bay south |
Keren Wormwell |
| September 14, 2026 | 09:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay, 2 km from shore. |
Shane Stigant | |
| September 13, 2026 | 15:30 | Tuna | 1 | 0 | Leaping | 3 |
Bradda head |
John Keggin |
| September 13, 2026 | 12:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 2 | 1 | Logging on surface | 60 |
Niarbyl |
MWDW |
| September 9, 2026 | 15:40 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Black Head, east of the Calf Sound |
Carol Woodall |
| September 9, 2026 | 15:30 | Ocean sunfish | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Back of Peel Castle |
Kenneth Turner |
| September 8, 2026 | 07:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Northern end Douglas promenade |
Lynn Merriman |
| August 30, 2026 | 13:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 15 |
Garwick Bay |
David Bellamy & family |
| August 29, 2026 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 2 |
South of the Calf Sound |
Sue Whittaker |
| August 26, 2026 | 07:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Point of Ayre |
Christopher Wormwell |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | Bradda Head | David Sutton | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 | 120 | Fenella beach to breakwater | Lynn Chambers, Kelly, Sarah Morrison, Rex Harding | |||
| July 30, 2026 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 140 | Cove from Sound to Port Erin (Clet Aldrick) | Jane Rushworth, Gillian Doyle, Sheila Norris, Laura Stewart | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 14:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Jane Rushworth | ||
| July 29, 2026 | 12:00 | 2 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | North of Whitestrand | Jane Young | ||
| July 29, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | South side of Calf about 600m offshore | Jan Gledhill | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 07:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Below Bradda Head. Port Erin | Andy Craine, Andy Karran, Christine Price | ||
| July 28, 2026 | 11:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | 5 miles off Whitestrand | Vanquish | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Off Bradda Head | Anne Connell, Abigail | ||
| July 27, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Behind Peel Castle | Paul Marriott | ||
| July 19, 2026 | 09:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 1 | Bradda head | Iain quine | ||
| July 16, 2026 | 11:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | South of Perwick bay | Irene Thomasson | ||
| July 9, 2026 | 18:30 | 2 | 2 | 20 | Whitestrand, north of Peel | Harry | |||
| July 9, 2026 | 16:30 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Parellel swimming | 180 | 1km off Glen Mooar | FHA photography, Harry Gell |
| July 9, 2026 | 17:00 | 5 | 5 | Swimming | 90 | Between Kirk Michael & Orrisdale | Ian & Dylan Judd |