Madeira Whale Watching

Dolphins & whale species recorded around Madeira in February 2018

February 2018 was a rainy month with very rough seas so there were not many whale-watching trips around Madeira.

Week 7: From 19th to 25th February 2018

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Short-finned pilot whales swim closely together among small waves, showing rounded heads and tall dorsal fins.
Short-finned Pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 6: From 5th to 18th February 2018

Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned Pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Week 5: From 29th January to 4th February 2018

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