July 28, 2019

19.07.2019 – Rapid, stormy surprise visitors

Such a day full of gifts! Nature is wonderful! Nature is always surprising! Today there were wonderful encounters with different animals on all of our tours! […]
July 27, 2019

18.07.2019 – A sign of the times

While all seasons are ideal for whale-watching in Madeira, I think its safe to say that we are all children of the summer here at Lobosonda, […]
July 26, 2019

17.07-2019 – Far and wide

Today started with quite a tricky morning, as our Stenella took off to find a giant far from shore. We had to look far and wide […]
July 25, 2019

16.07.2019 – Mama?

Having my mother on board as a special guest on todays wonderful Stenella tour delivered food for thought regarding the upbringing of little cetacean calves and […]
July 24, 2019

15.07.2019 – Big friends

There’s a good reason we specifically look for Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) on our snorkelling tours. It can be a tough order for our spotter […]
July 23, 2019

14.07.2019 – Not featuring Flipper

Dolphins dominated the sightings during our tours today which included encounters with Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). […]
July 22, 2019

13.07.2019 – Saturday dolphin fever

Instead of the song “Saturday night fever” we would have been able to sing together “Saturday dolphin fever” today. A nice Saturday afternoon with plenty of […]
July 21, 2019

12.07.2019 – Denis, the whale magnet

Remember this day of the year, because it is a very special day! Actually, the 12th of July should be the Lobosondas Sperm Whale Day! What […]
July 20, 2019

11.07.2019 – Phantom bottom

This morning the conditions were good closer to the coast with wind picking up further out at sea. Our Ribeira Brava scanned the ocean up to […]