Madeira Whale Watching

Cetaceans around Madeira during January 2019

January is not the best month for whales around Madeira but the island is so pleasant that even in the winter we still get a few sea mammals passing by.

Week 5: From 28th January to 3rd February 2019
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Week 4: From 21st to 27th of January 2019
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

Week 3: From 14th to 20th of January 2019
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 2: From 7th to 13th of January 2019
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Week 1: From 1st to 6th of January 2019
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus