Whalewatching sightings in Madeira, July 2017

July is being marked by the sightings of Bryde's whales which are finally closer to the coast of Madeira and being observed more regularly! An adult and a calf have been around the East side of Madeira on the last couple of weeks.

Week 30: From 24th to the 30th of July 2017

Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni

Week 29: From 17th to the 23rd of July 2017

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

Week 28: From 10th to the 16th of July 2017

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

Week 27: From 3rd to the 9th of July 2017

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