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 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