| 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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37081781 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.690N, 1.955W | 16/07/2024 | Williams, Donald |
| Image:Local | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Just chilling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36910791 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.683N, 1.957W | 06/07/2024 | Williams, Donald |
| On stony island | Image:Local | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36910791 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.683N, 1.957W | 06/07/2024 | Williams, Donald |
| Happy | Image:Local | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36910791 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.683N, 1.957W | 06/07/2024 | Williams, Donald |
| Another Seal swimming in | Image:Local | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21586768 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.513N, 2.456W | 12/08/2021 | Williams, Gill |
| Image:Local | 15:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21586768 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.513N, 2.456W | 12/08/2021 | Williams, Gill |
| Image:Local | 15:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37663369 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.697N, 2.727W | 03/07/2024 | Winkle, Ian |
| Unknown Seal? | Image:Local | 16:13 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | It appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37663369 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.697N, 2.727W | 03/07/2024 | Winkle, Ian |
| Image:Local | 16:13 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | It appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24501899 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.687N, 2.023W | 18/03/2022 | Wray, Max |
| Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14092, 14093, 14094 | Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | Single seal was spotted 50m from us while kayaking. We stopped, so as to avoid disturbing it, but it dived and surfaced next to us, hanging around the boats for a couple of minutes. Continued to dive and swim within 50m of us for 5 minutes while we slowly paddled onwards. A 2nd seal was seen appearing on the surface of the water too at times. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24501899 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.687N, 2.023W | 18/03/2022 | Wray, Max |
| Image:Local | 11:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14092, 14093, 14094 | Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | Single seal was spotted 50m from us while kayaking. We stopped, so as to avoid disturbing it, but it dived and surfaced next to us, hanging around the boats for a couple of minutes. Continued to dive and swim within 50m of us for 5 minutes while we slowly paddled onwards. A 2nd seal was seen appearing on the surface of the water too at times. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40987513 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.712N, 1.889W | 14/04/2025 | Wright, Alex |
| Image:Local | 19:50 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14092, 14093 | Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40987513 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.712N, 1.889W | 14/04/2025 | Wright, Alex |
| Image:Local | 19:50 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14092, 14093 | Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24142389 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | Phocidae Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | 50.632N, 2.348W | 26/02/2022 | Young, Dan |
| Thrilled beyond words to see my first seal at Ringstead bay | Image:Local | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Very choppy sea conditions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18273251 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.695N, 2.023W | 30/11/2020 |
| Image:Local | 10:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | Climbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18273251 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.695N, 2.023W | 30/11/2020 |
| Image:Local | 10:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | Climbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18273251 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.695N, 2.023W | 30/11/2020 |
| Image:Local | 10:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | Climbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18273251 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal | marine mammal | 50.695N, 2.023W | 30/11/2020 |
| Image:Local | 10:30 | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | Climbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||