Cetaceans around Madeira for festive season, December 2019

December is not an easy month for whale and dolphin watching trips, not only sue to sea conditions but also because it is the lowest tourist season in Madeira, except for the last week, between Christmas and New Year! Anyway, there is always someone visiting Madeira...

Week 52: From 23rd to 29th December 2019

Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 51: From 16th to 22nd December 2019

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
And a lot of rain this week!

Week 50: From 9th to 15th December 2019

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Week 49: From 2nd to 8th December 2019

Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis