Madeira Whale Watching

Whales & dolphins spotted around Madeira in November 2016

Week 47: From 21st to 27th of November 2016

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

A sperm whale’s low dorsal hump and back appear above the open blue sea.
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 46: From 14th to 20th of November 2016

Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis

Week 45: From 7th to 13th of November 2016

Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Week 44: From 31st of October to 6th of November 2016

Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis