Madeira Whale Watching

Whale & dolphin watching in December 2016, Madeira Island

An Atlantic spotted dolphin leaps clear of the sea, with water streaming behind its tail.
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 52: From 26th of December 2016 to 1st of January 2017

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Week 51: From 19th to 25th of December 2016

Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 50: From 12th to 18th of December 2016

Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Week 49: From 5th to 11th of December 2016

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Week 48: From 28th of November to 4th of December 2016

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus