Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
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 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
April 17, 2026 13:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Leaping 30

Port Erin

Loraine
April 14, 2026 10:45 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Not recorded 20

Peel bay

Matt
April 14, 2026 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 10

Peel Breakwater

Paul Sperring
April 13, 2026 20:30 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Blue Point

Sarah Quine
April 11, 2026 11:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Port Erin bay

Jeremy Paul
April 8, 2026 11:00 Risso’s dolphin 6 0 Normal swimming 90

Groudle-Douglas-Groudle

Craig whalley, Greg Cherry
April 8, 2026 07:30 Harbour porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Warts bank

Martin Lambden
April 8, 2026 13:30 Harbour porpoise 3 0 Feeding or foraging 10

3/4 mile SE of Perwick

Martin Lambden
April 6, 2026 17:20 Moonlight and Starlight 2 Leaping 55

Port Erin bay

Chloe Gelling
April 6, 2026 08:45 Risso’s dolphin 3 0 Normal swimming 25

Marine drive

Manuela Swiatek
April 4, 2026 09:00 Moonlight and Starlight 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Port Erin bay

Max

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
April 29, 2022 17:00 1 Suspected feeding 15 Eary Cushlin Nicola