Dolphin & whale sightings around Madeira, July 2026

It is getting scary the high temperatures all around the planet and the consequences it might bring to all creatures... Cetaceans will also suffer from it as the ocean temperature is also increasing significantly. So we keep track of which species of dolphins and whales still visit Madeira weekly, despite the constant destruction of nature in this island...

Week 31: From the 27th of July to the 2nd of August 2026
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus

Week 30: From the 20th to the 26th of July 2026
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Week 29: From the 13th to the 19th of July 2026
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni

Week 28: From the 6th to the 12th of July 2026
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 27: From the 29th of June to the 5th of July 2026
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni