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Portugal Tag

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7 March 2025
PortugalSpain

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

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16 September 2024
AzorescetaceansCuvier's beaked whalePico IslandPortugalPygmy Sperm WhaleSowerby's Beaked Whale

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

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15 September 2023
Europe
PalearcticPortugalThe Azores

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.

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10 August 2022
Europe and the Palearctic
MadeiraPortugal

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

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22 January 2020
Europe and the Palearctic
PortugalSpain

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  

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26 July 2019
Europe and the Palearctic
MadeiraPortugal

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

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20 August 2017
Europe and the Palearctic
AzoresPortugal

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

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22 May 2017
Europe and the Palearctic
AzoresPortugal

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

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7 August 2016
Europe
MadeiraPalearcticPortugal

Madeira

I haven't been to Madeira yet, but I've included community reports from those that have.

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14 February 2016
Europe
PalearcticPortugal

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

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