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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41432826 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.540N, 2.455W | 06/04/2025 | Hodgson, Sarah |
![]() | Image:Local | 17:20 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 3 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41432826 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.540N, 2.455W | 06/04/2025 | Hodgson, Sarah |
![]() | Image:Local | 17:20 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 3 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40307398 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | Phoca vitulina Common Seal | marine mammal | 50.734N, 1.994W | 27/02/2025 | Adams, Martin |
![]() | Image:Local | 07:45 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14092 | Feeding | It 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39767558 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.570N, 2.419W | 26/12/2024 | Hale, Alan |
![]() | Image:Local | 09:00 | 14073 | Mist/fog | 14074 | Calm | 3 | 14104 | Mixed | 14099 | Mixed group | 14091, 14092 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding | Calling out. Barking + a howling-type sound. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38295814 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.719N, 1.851W | 03/09/2024 | Davies, Elizabeth |
![]() | Image:Local | 18:30 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38258961 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.734N, 1.664W | 31/08/2024 | Gale, Emma |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38258961 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.734N, 1.664W | 31/08/2024 | Gale, Emma |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38258961 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.734N, 1.664W | 31/08/2024 | Gale, Emma |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38110223 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.719N, 2.939W | 26/08/2024 | Morris, Kate |
![]() | Very small near Cobb | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14094 | Diving | The seal was diving off the beach and would pop up occasionally. I just saw its head which at first I thought was a black Labrador dog! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36186235 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.683N, 1.945W | 21/05/2024 | Young, Henry |
![]() | Image:Local | 06:30 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14092 | Feeding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36015279 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.622N, 2.285W | 20/05/2024 | monaghan, paul |
![]() | Image:Local | 15:45 | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35273483 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | SY4689 | 31/03/2024 | Bewley, Cheryl |
![]() | Image:Local | 10:45 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | Appeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34809380 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.518N, 2.446W | 07/02/2024 | Earing, Claire |
![]() | Image:Local | 14072 | Raining | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14095 | Porpoising | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34809380 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.518N, 2.446W | 07/02/2024 | Earing, Claire |
![]() | Image:Local | 14072 | Raining | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14095 | Porpoising | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34809380 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.518N, 2.446W | 07/02/2024 | Earing, Claire |
![]() | Image:Local | 14072 | Raining | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14095 | Porpoising | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34809380 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.518N, 2.446W | 07/02/2024 | Earing, Claire |
![]() | Image:Local | 14072 | Raining | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14095 | Porpoising | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33043104 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.628N, 2.439W | 15/09/2023 | Elize, Shannon |
![]() | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Anxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33043104 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.628N, 2.439W | 15/09/2023 | Elize, Shannon |
![]() | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Anxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33043104 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.628N, 2.439W | 15/09/2023 | Elize, Shannon |
![]() | Image:Local | 11:00 | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Anxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||