January 2018 whalewatching observations in Madeira

Happy New Year! Another year swam by and here we still keep track of the sea mammals species that wonder on ocean around Madeira island. So let's see what January will bring to us in terms of whales and dolphins.

Week 4: From 22nd to 28th January 2018

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 15th to 21st January 2018

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

Week 2: From 8th to 14th January 2018

Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Short-finned Pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Week 1: From 1st to 7th January 2018

Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus