Cetaceans around Madeira during January 2017

January is one of the coldest months in Madeira with sea water temperature varying between 18º and 20ºC though it is still warm enough to attract the following species of cetaceans to Madeira archipelago waters:

Week 4: From 23rd to 29th of January 2017
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus

Week 3: From 16th to 22nd of January 2017
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Week 2: From 9th to 15th of January 2017
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 1: From 2nd to 8th of January 2017
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis