From the ocean
Whale and dolphin sightings from our trips around Madeira.
March is synonym of Spring though with all the climate changes around the world the weather has been quite erratic... Here are the species of marina mammals observed around Madeira during this month: Week 13: From the 25th to the 31st of March2024…
Read moreThough winter is not the best season for whales and dolphins around Madeira, as long as the ocean conditions allow it, we still get quite good observations: Week 9: From the 26th of February to the 3rd of March2024 Striped dolphin Stenella coerule…
Read moreHappy New Year! Another year goes by as well as some species of dolphins & whales that visit Madeira archipelago waters in the winter... Week 4: From the 22nd to the 28th of January 2024 Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba Short-beaked common do…
Read moreAs the sea temperature remains a bit warmer than usual, Christmas' whale watching reports are a bit more diversified in terms of whales and dolphins species than past years! Week 52: From the 25th to the 31st of December 2023 Bryde's whale Balaeno…
Read moreNovember, as an autumn month, makes the cetacean move southwards and so we do not expect to watch much diversity of sea mammal species around Madeira. Week 48: From the 27th of November to the 3rd of December 2023 Humpback whale Megaptera novaeang…
Read moreOctober is usually still a good month for whale watching around Madeira and with the ocean temperature still around 23ºC it might attract some cetacean species to pass close to this archipelago... Week 43: From the 23rd to the 29th of October 2023…
Read moreAs the sea water keeps warming up towards the end of the summer it might attract some uncommon species of dolphins or whales, or maybe it is too warm?!? So, with sea temperature at 25ºC let's see which marine mammals will pass by Madeira archipela…
Read moreNot only the air temperature is higher than usual as the ocean water as well, and these are the perfect conditions for some tropical storms... So let's hope for the best and try to do our share in stopping global warming! Week 35: From the 28th of…
Read moreJuly, as a summer month the whale-watching sightings tend to increase due to the bigger number of boats on the ocean though this year baleen whales are not staying in Madeira waters for long as they used to stay some summers before... Week 30: Fro…
Read moreJune is supposed to be a summer month but this year Madeira was hit by a tropical storm 'Oscar' which brought the records of rain ever recorded for the island in just 24 hours... Fortunately there was no greater damage but the ocean was full of de…
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