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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
18924796
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.557N, 2.449W13/02/2021Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingThere were some surfers in the water. The seal seemed interested and approached but remained wary and kept its distance. After around 20 minutes, it went further offshore heading south.
18924796
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.557N, 2.449W13/02/2021Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingThere were some surfers in the water. The seal seemed interested and approached but remained wary and kept its distance. After around 20 minutes, it went further offshore heading south.
18682074
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W03/01/2021Hodgson, SarahImage:Local16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18682069
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.579N, 2.470W28/11/2020Hodgson, SarahImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18422499
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.606N, 1.948W26/12/2020Denton, NellBoxing Day 2020Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18365421
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.711N, 2.768W10/12/2020McCreadie, BonnieWest bay sealImage:Local12:1114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterOn its own, looking up at passers by
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, NikkiImage:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, NikkiImage:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, RobinImage:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, RobinImage:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, RobinImage:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17402766
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.637N, 2.395W14/08/2020Potts, HayleeImage:Local17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the waterVery friendly
12918024
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W29/02/2020Crabb, HugoSeal pup basking. Getting away from the choppy waters.Image:Local14089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterCalm, looked a little cold, rubbing face and stretching a lot, kind face, looked very happy, not bothered about humans at all
8588670
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W12/11/2018Hodgson, SarahImage:Local17:1614088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterVery exhausted & underweight grey seal pup.
7192119
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.729N, 2.908W08/07/2018Lodge, PatWhiskery noseImage:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingLocation 100 feet or so from beach charmouth west beach. The seal kept popping its head out of the water several times to look at human bathers about 100 feet from it over about 20 minutes. It disappeared when two scuba divers entered the water
7192076
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.729N, 2.908W08/07/2018Lodge, PatWhiskery noseImage:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingLocation 100 feet or so from beach charmouth west beach. The seal kept popping its head out of the water several times to look at human bathers about 100 feet from it over about 20 minutes. It disappeared when two scuba divers entered the water
40358181
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.715N, 1.966W07/03/2025Fernandes, JoImage:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingAbsolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained
40330710
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.734N, 1.994W02/03/2025Orros, MelImage:Local15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
40307398
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.734N, 1.994W27/02/2025Adams, MartinImage:Local07:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingIt has been present the last 3 days, and was up the PC World Drain/Fleets Channel Tuesday & Wednesday. Seen Tuesday eating fish at the top of the PC World Drain by Paul Morton. Unusual in Holes Bay North More photos on Twitter and Bluesky with DWT tagged
40139793
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.671N, 1.941W03/02/2025Liddicoat, AmandaImage:Local14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
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