Madeira Whale Watching

Madeira Whale watching - Spring 2022 visitors to Madeira waters

Spring is arriving and we sure hope nature will follow its path and more species of cetaceans start to pass by Madeira!

Week 13: From 28th March to 3rd of April 2022

Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 12: From 21st to 27th March 2022

Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis

A sperm whale raises its broad tail flukes, with water streaming from their edges.
Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus · Photograph by Wind Birds

Week 11: From 14th to 20th March 2022

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

Week 10: From 7th to 13th March 2022

Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba

Week 9: From 28th February to 6th March 2022

Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
Atlantic Spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis
Common Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus