August 22, 2025

14.08.2025 – The tale of the dolphins

Today we could appreciate several of our beautiful dolphin species. In the morning three different dolphin species were spotted, which ranged from our small, but active […]
August 21, 2025

13.08.2025 – Yay whales!

We had lovely encounters all day long. It started with Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that were around until the rest of […]
August 20, 2025

12.08.2025 – Optimisation

While our experience at sea does not change the fact that our sightings depend on a healthy portion of luck, our team does not leave everything […]
August 19, 2025

11.08.2025 – Backstroke

It was not an easy day for the spotter today. The fine yellow dust was still in the air, making visibility very difficult. But from midday […]
August 18, 2025

10.08.2025 – Calima

Today we could experience a meteorological phenomenon which sometimes happens in summer on the island of Madeira. I speak about Calima. Calima is meteorological phenomenon that […]
August 17, 2025

09.08.2025 – It’s officially a rain day

Another day with heaps of dolphins. Throughout the day we saw the Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis), Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus). In the […]
August 16, 2025

08.08.2025 – Marine meeting point

Madeira’s geological location and conditions make it an excellent marine restaurant and a marine meeting place for a wide variety of marine mammals. Steeply sloping coasts […]
August 15, 2025

07.08.2025 – Modern Ichthyosauria

Today we saw the dolphins species which closest resembles an Ichthyosaur, the so called Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). This dolphin species looks reptile like due to […]
August 14, 2025

06.08.2025 – Are bottlenose dolphins Swifties?

The day started with Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). In the afternoon, the Stenella group found some Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) […]