Dolphins and whales around Madeira in April 2018

Spring has started and with it we get more cetacean species passing by Madeira ocean. Although we get good sightings all year around we may say that the whale watching season is starting now as baleen whales are more commonly spotted from April to October.

Week 16: From 23rd to 29th of April 2018

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 15: From 16th to 22nd of April 2018

Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Week 14: From 9th to 15th of April 2018

Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Week 13: From 2nd to 8th of April 2018

Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis