March 2018 - observations of dolphins and whales around Madeira

March should bring us Spring but the 1st week was really stormy with strong winds, lots of rain and big waves! Let's hope for better weather and a calmer ocean to go back and enjoy the rides!

Week 12: From 26th March to 1st April 2018
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 11: From 19th to 25th March 2018
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Week 10: From 12th to 18th March 2018
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 9: From 5th to 11th March 2018
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 8: From 26th February to 4th March 2018
Due to very stormy weather during all week no sea trips were run.

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