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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25021065 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | Phoca vitulina Common Seal | marine mammal | 50.693N, 2.024W | 27/04/2022 | Lamond, Colin |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14099 | Mixed group | 14092 | Feeding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25021065 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | Phoca vitulina Common Seal | marine mammal | 50.693N, 2.024W | 27/04/2022 | Lamond, Colin |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14099 | Mixed group | 14092 | Feeding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17926377 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.633N, 2.338W | 27/09/2020 | Prior, David |
![]() | Grey seal with fish | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14092 | Feeding | Catching fish 10 to 15m out from beach below Ringstead village. Came in to about 5m from beach a couple of times. We observed it for approx 10 minutes before it swam off westwards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7051168 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.515N, 2.454W | 25/06/2018 | Elkin, Jennifer |
![]() | Image:Local | 14:30 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14092 | Feeding | Skinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7051168 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.515N, 2.454W | 25/06/2018 | Elkin, Jennifer |
![]() | Image:Local | 14:30 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14092 | Feeding | Skinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40439120 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.430N, 2.540W | 15/03/2025 | Seabrook, John |
![]() | Seal fishing off Charmouth | Image:Local | 17:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Photographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40439120 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.430N, 2.540W | 15/03/2025 | Seabrook, John |
![]() | Seal sighted off Charmouth | Image:Local | 17:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Photographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40358181 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.715N, 1.966W | 07/03/2025 | Fernandes, Jo |
![]() | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Absolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40330710 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | Phoca vitulina Common Seal | marine mammal | 50.734N, 1.994W | 02/03/2025 | Orros, Mel |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40017429 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.513N, 2.457W | 18/01/2025 | Palmer, Karen |
![]() | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Popped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40017429 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.513N, 2.457W | 18/01/2025 | Palmer, Karen |
![]() | No seal in any photos it was camera shy but these pics show the conditions | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Popped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40017429 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.513N, 2.457W | 18/01/2025 | Palmer, Karen |
![]() | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Popped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36751618 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.731N, 2.887W | 30/06/2024 | Smith, Jacki |
![]() | Seal charmouth | Image:Local | 14:20 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Happily popping head up and people watching. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34041128 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.719N, 1.761W | 08/12/2023 | Martin, Ella |
![]() | Also for 2 videos but relatively far back | Image:Local | 08:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14073 | Mist/fog | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32703867 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.591N, 2.004W | 24/08/2023 | yawetz, D |
![]() | I have another on my camera but neither are great | Image:Local | 19:19 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | really call night, they were slowly travelling up the coast and diving and looking at us. Maybe hunting in the seaweed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23391328 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | Phoca vitulina Common Seal | marine mammal | 50.694N, 2.078W | 31/12/2021 | Copland, Alison |
![]() | Image:Local | 14:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23391328 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | Phoca vitulina Common Seal | marine mammal | 50.694N, 2.078W | 31/12/2021 | Copland, Alison |
![]() | Image:Local | 14:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18818948 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.623N, 2.274W | 10/02/2021 | Johnson, Heather |
![]() | Image:Local | 13:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Seemed very friendly! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17909374 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.592N, 2.064W | 24/09/2020 | Johnson, Leigh |
![]() | Common seal sighting in Chapmans pool. Seals head up above the surface before diving down. poor phot | Image:Local | 17:00 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | Repeatedly dived and then popping up, before diving down again. Started in calm bay before going further into open ocean. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25279974 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.620N, 1.955W | 06/05/2022 | Smith, Matthew |
![]() | Image:Local | 16:20 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094, 14095, 14105 | Diving, Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||