Madeira Whale Watching

Whalewatching in Madeira, February 2017

Winter is always more difficult to spot whales or dolphins as the sea is not so calm, visibility is not the best and sometimes trips have to be cancelled or postponed due to bad weather and sea conditions... This year February has been a bit like that, with some rough sea conditions and some rainy days.

Week 8: From 20th to 26th February 2017

Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

Common dolphins swim close together, showing pale yellow side patches beneath dark backs.
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 7: From 13th to 19th February 2017

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

Week 6: From 6th to 12th February 2017

Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus

Week 5: From 30th January to 5th February 2017

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