Whale Watching Sightings

Welcome to our sighting logbook! Data are updated throughout the season, based on our Whale Watching and Swim with Dolphins trips.
Off-season sightings (Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec) are mainly ascribed to "staff-only" or otherwise sporadic boat trips, whose frequency reflects the lack of tourists rather than the presence/absence of the animals.
38 trips found
DATETYPE OF TRIPWHENCETACEAN SPECIES OBSERVEDOTHER MARINE LIFE
10/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Portuguese man o' war
Common Tern
10/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Hammerhead Shark
Common Tern
10/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
10/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
10/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
09/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
09/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
09/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SPERM WHALE  
FALSE KILLER WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Flying fish
Common Tern
09/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
Yellow-legged Gull
08/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Common Tern
08/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
08/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
08/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Morning
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Flying fish
Common Tern
07/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SOWERBY’S BEAKED WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Common Tern
07/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
Great Shearwater
07/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Oceanic Sunfish
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Hammerhead Shark
07/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
07/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Morning
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
Great Shearwater
Common Tern
06/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SOWERBY’S BEAKED WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Flying fish
Yellow-legged Gull
Portuguese man o' war
Common Tern
06/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
06/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
06/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SOWERBY’S BEAKED WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Flying fish
Portuguese man o' war
Common Tern
06/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SOWERBY’S BEAKED WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
05/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Common Tern
05/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
05/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Common Tern
04/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SPERM WHALE  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Portuguese man o' war
Common Tern
04/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
STRIPED DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
04/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
Common Tern
04/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALE  
SOWERBY’S BEAKED WHALE  
SPERM WHALE  
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
Yellow-legged Gull
Portuguese man o' war
Common Tern
04/07/2026 Dolphin Swimming Morning
ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN  
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Common Tern
03/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Flying fish
Common Tern
03/07/2026 Whale Watching Afternoon
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
03/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SEI WHALE  
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
03/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SEI WHALE  
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Loggerhead Turtle
02/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
02/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
01/07/2026 Whale Watching Morning
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN  
RISSO'S DOLPHIN  
SPERM WHALE  
Cory's Shearwater
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern
Live Updates

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  • LIVE TOUR
    Our boat BWA left port at 2026-7-11 09:42 (UTC Time) for a Swim with Dolphins tour.
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