Madeira Whale Watching

Whale & dolphin watching in Madeira, October 2017

It is already October but summer is still around as weather, sea conditions and cetacean species around Madeira make us think we are still in summer!

Week 43: From 23rd to 29th of October 2017

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

Week 42: From 16th to 22nd of October 2017

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

An Atlantic spotted dolphin skims above the sea, with spray trailing from its tail.
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 41: From 9th to 15th of October 2017

Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis

Week 40: From 2nd to 8th of October 2017

Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus