Review: The Mammals of Iberia by Carlos Bocos & James Lowen
I just received my copy of a new field guide, The Mammals of Iberia by James Lowen and our very own Carlos Bocos. And it is excellent, as you might expect from anything Carlos wa
Pico Island, The Azores, August 2024
“Let’s go to the Azores. I mean I do quite like whalewatching….” I looked deep into Zoom and searched for any hint of sarcasm in my daughter’s express
The Azores
The Azores offer some of Europe's best whale watching. In the summer you can expect to see a good diversity of species including - if you get good weather - beaked whales.
New Trip Report: Madeira
Here’s another Madeira report. Madeira, 2022: Michael Kessler’s report of mammals seen during a 2 week family holiday with 5 cetacean species including Bryde’s Wh
New Trip Report: Spain and Portugal
Here is the latest report from Vladimir Dinets. Spain and Portugal, Christmas 2019: Vladimir Dinets, 2 weeks & 31 species including Polecat, Genet and Snow Vole. Jon
New Trip Report: Madeira
Here’s a new report from John Wright with some useful information on Mediterranean Monk Seals off of Madeira Madeira, 2019: John Wright, 10 days & 8 species including Mad
New Trip Report: Azores, 2017
An interesting report from Michael Kessler’s trip to the Azores: despite bad weather he saw some great cetaceans. Azores, 2017: Michael Kessler, 2 weeks (and 5 boat trips) wi
New Trip Report: The Azores
Steve Morgan is just back from a blustery Azores Azores, 2017: Steve Morgan, 1 week & 5 cetaceans including Sei, Blue and Sowerby’s Beaked Whales. Jon
Madeira
Madeira has some good cetacean watching with species like Blainville's Beaked Whales a specialty. Mediterranean Monk Seals are also quite reliable here too.
Portugal
For trip reports from the Azores please visit this page. I have only spent a day in Lisbon and didn’t look for any mammals, but I’ve included community reports from those t