14541523 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 28/06/2020 | Debenham, Martin | | | 14:15 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094 | Diving | I was in a kayak, it would have his head above water then go under for a while then popped up closer to me. It wasnt scared, looked at me then carried on doing its own thing. About 20ft away from me. Based on the forehead shape (looked a bit like a dog) id say it was a common, not grey seal. Though its colour did seem grey. It was a beautiful surprise encounter. |
14413113 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 23/06/2020 | Cole, Matthew |
| | 14:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | Popped up around us a few times and then started playing by splashing and spinning in water next to us |
14390681 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 22/06/2020 | Wakefield, Ruth | | | 11:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | | | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
14073695 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 08/06/2020 | Lawrence, Fiona |
| | 18:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Seemed very curious of people - not scared of them. Was bobbing around the water and swimming around the little pier bit at greenhill, then came out and climbed up onto the pier to rest |
14064649 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 07/06/2020 | Martin, Louise |
| | 10:10 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14091, 14094, 14105 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, Swimming - travelling | It appeared in the sea approximately 10 m out just as we came down to the beach. It seemed curious about us. We stood still for about 10 minutes watching while he swam back and forth. We left when he came ashore about 100 m down the beach. He? was quite dark but not as big as an adult. We think he was about 1.2-1.5m long |
14012716 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 05/06/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah | | | 17:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Only viewed once - appeared to be moving |
14011029 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 25/05/2020 | Rowe, Ian | | | 15:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14095 | Porpoising | |
13404596 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 03/05/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 17:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
13324690 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 02/05/2020 | preen, lloyd |
| | 07:58 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
13251968 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 17/04/2020 | Norris, Alison |
| | 17:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | Popped head up and stayed for a few minutes, ducked under then came up again several times. |
13231502 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 17/04/2020 | Hiscock, Emily |
| | 17:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | The seal rested on the beach, I think for a few hours. It became more alert after a while. He / she (I cannot tell) occasionally stretched it's neck round or twisted into different resting positions. I stayed there for about half an hour (at a safe distance). It seemed like it would return to the water because it was becoming more active. I have heard that it was no longer there early this morning. |
13228206 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 17/04/2020 | Chytkowska, Ewa | | | 18:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Just lying, occasionally moving their head |
13207633 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 13/04/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 17:15 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
13207619 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 13/04/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah | | | 16:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Travelling north following the coast |
13133013 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 01/04/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 15:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
13051687 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 16/03/2020 | HILL, JAMES | | | 16:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
12918024 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 29/02/2020 | Crabb, Hugo |
| | | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Calm, looked a little cold, rubbing face and stretching a lot, kind face, looked very happy, not bothered about humans at all |
12901389 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ00098892 | 25/02/2020 | Tinsley, Peter | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
12773908 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 31/01/2020 | Arnold, Amanda | | | | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094 | Diving | The seal did not stick around and quickly disappeared. However, it kept diving and returning to the surface. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a pup but not sure if it was a harbour or grey seal. |
11699160 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 01/09/2019 | Symes, Josh | | | 10:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14092, 14093 | Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water | |