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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2026 | 17:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin – outer breakwater | Gemma Scotts & Tom Morgan | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel bay | Casey J Fishing Charters | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 08:00 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Black head, South of Port St Mary | Cam Watterson | |||
| June 12, 2026 | 18:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 150 | Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland | Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM | ||
| June 11, 2026 | 15:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle | Frazer @ FHA Photography | ||
| June 10, 2026 | 17:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel – Fennella bay | Lisa Johnson | ||
| June 9, 2026 | 08:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Bradda glen | Chris Lo Bao | ||
| June 8, 2026 | 16:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Break water | Chris Johnson | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 19:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | North of Niarbyl | Allen Corlett | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 20:05 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Just outside Peel bay | Frazer Morgan | |||
| May 24, 2026 | 19:55 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel, just outside the bay | Kelly Bailie, Cheryl Osbelts, The Crossleys | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom |