08.05.2023 – One fine day

When we talk about Cory’s Shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea), we often mention that they are sometimes our sighting helpers. It was the same this morning. There were some hunting situations in the area where our spotter found Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). We could hear the typical “Aua, aua” of the Cory’s Shearwaters fighting over the fish. The nimble Spotted dolphins cavorted around the boat. There was something for everyone to see. After a while, our fishing boat Ribeira Brava set off for the next sighting. Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) could be admired. The animals stayed very close to the boat for quite a while. How impressive they are when they ploughed through the waves powerful and yet calmly.

At midday, a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) had a calf in their midst. One of the adults jumped right next to the boat. A great experience. Our Atlantic spotted dolphins were in a love frenzy. If they are successful, we will have plenty of small Spotted dolphins in nine months. We’re looking forward to. Here, too, observed amazing imposing leaps. Finally we saw a single Pilot whale. Surely he was on his way to his group.

If you want to help protect Pilot whales and Bottlenose dolphins, you can find the petitions against the slaughter of the animals in Japan/Taiji and on the Faroe Islands here.

https://www.lobosonda.com/whale-watching/marine-protection/

By Fatima Kutzschbach

Sightings of the day

Ribeira Brava

09:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Pilot whales

13:30 Bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, Pilot whales

Stenella

09.30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Pilot whales