Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2026 | 11:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Cornaa |
Shane Stigant |
| April 27, 2026 | 14:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Marine drive Arches |
Bill Henderson |
| April 25, 2026 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary Harbour |
Sophie Costain, Manuela Swiatek |
| April 25, 2026 | 17:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Langness |
Sarah Lockyer |
| April 25, 2026 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Douglas bay, behind the tower of refuge |
Manuela |
| April 25, 2026 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Laxey Bay MNR, NE of Baldrine |
David Bellamy | |
| April 25, 2026 | 18:24 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey bay, 1km off Ballacanell |
David Bellamy |
| April 25, 2026 | 18:45 | Harbour porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey bay, 1.5km off Laxey beach |
David Bellamy |
| April 24, 2026 | 18:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Port Erin |
Manuela |
| April 23, 2026 | 19:40 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 4 |
Peel castle. |
Laura Cain and Ryan Neild |
| April 21, 2026 | 18:00 | Common dolphin | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Marine drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 20, 2026 | 06:20 | Risso’s dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Douglas head |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 20, 2026 | 16:50 | Common dolphin | 9 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Douglas harbour |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 20, 2026 | 07:25 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Not recorded | 40 |
Marine Drive |
Manuela Swiatek |
| April 19, 2026 | 12:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
(Moonlight and Starlight, in close proxity to two other dolphins)- Marine drive (just past road closure) |
Bill Henderson |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2023 | 18:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Perwick bay | Jacky Hall | |||
| May 11, 2023 | 16:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Contrary Head | Paul Barlow | ||
| May 10, 2023 | 20:45 | 1 | Tight circling | 20 | Behind peel castle | Iva | |||
| May 9, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 15 miles East of Point of Ayre | Chris Hill | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 18:45 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 10 | White beach niarbyl | Matt Tyrer | ||
| May 8, 2023 | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel breakwater | Will holden | ||
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| 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 |