February 17, 2025
When we start the briefing we always say: “We cannot guarantee a sighting but we always try our best to find something”. It is very difficult […]
February 12, 2025
As we prepared to go out, we almost knew what we were going to find…. another day with Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Today they were […]
February 11, 2025
As soon as we left the harbour, our spotter Silviano had something in store for us. It didn’t come as surprise when he said “Comuns” (Delphinus […]
February 10, 2025
What a beautiful sighting was waiting for us this morning. Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were hunting. Sometimes, when our winter dolphins jumped elegantly out of […]
February 9, 2025
Today we were able to observe a school of Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). Everyone seemed to be doing what they enjoyed. Some were hunting, others […]
February 7, 2025
Those who visit us off Madeira’s coast in winter are our so-called winter dolphins. Their species name is Short-beaked common dolphins, scientifically (Delphinus delphis). There are […]
January 29, 2025
This morning we were found by two Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We were briefly checked out by them and they disappeared. The Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus […]
January 23, 2025
The sea was wonderfully smooth today, like a silk scarf wrapped in grey by the clouds, it lay there peacefully. With such marine peacefulness, who would […]
January 22, 2025
Adapted to the cold wind, we encountered our winter dolphins today. Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) prefer colder waters. For us, winter means the chance to […]