ID | Source | Species | Formatted name | Taxon Group | Site name | Grid Ref | Date | Recorder | Media | Caption | Media type | Auto check | Sample Time | Approx. map reference accuracy term ID | Approx. map reference accuracy term | Weather conditions term ID | Weather conditions term | Sea state term ID | Sea state term | Abundance Count | Sex term ID | Sex term | Seal age term ID | Seal age term | Behaviour term ID | Behaviour term | Other behaviour notes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6624250 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.603N, 2.450W | 10/04/2018 | Garrett, Colin |
![]() | 2nd Seal further out | Image:Local | 16:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | The first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6624250 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.603N, 2.450W | 10/04/2018 | Garrett, Colin |
![]() | 1st Seal within twenty metres of the shore. | Image:Local | 16:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | The first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17941418 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.730N, 1.784W | 30/09/2020 | Boardman, Peter |
![]() | Seal on River Stour at Wick, Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 September 2020, photo by Peter Boardman | Image:Local | 09:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming upriver at Wick this morning. Only brief view. We waited for 10 minutes, but we didn't see it resurface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32582863 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.688N, 2.117W | 17/08/2023 | Munns, Lorraine |
![]() | Seal in river Piddle, Wareham | Image:Local | 11:30 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17732600 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.717N, 1.775W | 28/08/2020 | Ball, Abigail |
![]() | Image:Local | 20:28 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swimming then curious so travelled onto land to see myself and my dog. I have a video if needed in addition to the above photos. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17732600 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.717N, 1.775W | 28/08/2020 | Ball, Abigail |
![]() | Image:Local | 20:28 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swimming then curious so travelled onto land to see myself and my dog. I have a video if needed in addition to the above photos. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17732600 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.717N, 1.775W | 28/08/2020 | Ball, Abigail |
![]() | Image:Local | 20:28 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swimming then curious so travelled onto land to see myself and my dog. I have a video if needed in addition to the above photos. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38099255 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.674N, 2.133W | 25/08/2024 | Mason, Laura |
![]() | Have a video | Image:Local | 19:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20536252 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.707N, 1.904W | 02/05/2021 | Jowett, Jane |
![]() | Enlarged. | Image:Local | 16:59 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38519245 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.722N, 2.937W | 17/09/2024 | Hall, Jonathan |
![]() | Image:Local | 19:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | Swam very close to me and remained in area surfacing regularly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17765260 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.720N, 1.767W | 30/08/2020 | Bennett, Jack |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17765260 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.720N, 1.767W | 30/08/2020 | Bennett, Jack |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17765260 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.720N, 1.767W | 30/08/2020 | Bennett, Jack |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17765260 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.720N, 1.767W | 30/08/2020 | Bennett, Jack |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling | Swam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34342281 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.705N, 2.022W | 26/12/2023 | Humphries, Colin |
![]() | Still from video | Image:Local | 13:26 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | Swam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34342281 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.705N, 2.022W | 26/12/2023 | Humphries, Colin |
![]() | Still from video | Image:Local | 13:26 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | Swam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40289794 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.722N, 2.003W | 24/02/2025 | Bradley, Jack |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Sun bathing on a jetski pod. The seal has been hanging out around here with multiple sightings recently. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22559546 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.622N, 2.276W | 09/10/2021 | Suliani, Carmela |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:00 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Stretching, flapping tail flipper now and then, looking around and closing eyes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35440398 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.568N, 2.446W | 11/04/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
![]() | Image:Local | 12:05 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Stayed all day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35440398 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.568N, 2.446W | 11/04/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
![]() | Image:Local | 12:05 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Stayed all day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||