Madeira Whale Watching

Whalewatching in Madeira during September 2016

Week 39: From 26th of September to 2nd of October 2016

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

Week 38: From 19th to 25th of September 2016

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

Week 37: From 12th to 18th of September 2016

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
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
Short-beaked Common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

An Atlantic spotted dolphin leaps away from the camera, showing its back and tail above the waves.
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 36: From 5th to 11th of September 2016

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

Week 35: From 29th of August to 4th of September 2016

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

A sperm whale sends a slanting plume of spray above the blue sea, with islands in the distance.
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus · Photograph by Wind Birds