Madeira Whale Watching

September 2005 whale watching reports for Madeira

It seems autumn is arriving earlier this year, as we've already had some rainy days. I'm curious to see if the cetaceans will also feel the change and start passing by Madeira soon.

Week 39: From the 22nd to the 28th of September 2025

Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 38: From the 15th to the 21st of September 2025

Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

A rough-toothed dolphin surfaces in profile, its long beak held just above the water.
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 37: From the 8th to the 14th of September 2025

Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 36: From the 1st to the 7th of September 2025

Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus