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 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) […]
August 11, 2025

03.08.2025 – Deep diving

Today was the day of the deep diving animals, as we could appreciate the beauty of some Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon […]
August 10, 2025

02.08.2025 – Salt air in August

With Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorynchus), Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris), our spotter found us a range […]