40123992 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ03928458 | 03/02/2025 | Staff, Rachel | | | 13:00 | | | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14095, 14105 | Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | |
24991191 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 24/04/2022 | | | | 16:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14095, 14105 | Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | |
24974401 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 21/04/2022 | Tipton Hughes, Mrs Charlotte |
| | 13:55 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14095, 14105 | Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | |
20781450 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 09/06/2021 | Sweales, Julie |
| | 15:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14095, 14105 | Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | The seal was trying to play with the dog |
18343461 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 06/12/2020 | Bates, Wendy | | | 09:10 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14095, 14105 | Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | Followed us whilst swimming and was very curious and inquisitive when we swam to shore. |
18108899 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 25/10/2020 | Davies, James | | | 16:20 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14099 | Mixed group | 14095, 14105 | Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | I was bodyboarding and the single seal followed and came up to me. The seal was porpoising and looked lost. |
41432501 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 20/03/2025 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 12:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
41052359 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 19/04/2025 | Bailey, Clare | | | 17:35 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Dived under the water when it was aware that a paddle board approaching. Did not see after that. |
40787847 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 08/04/2025 | Mustard, Abi | | | 19:33 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40386838 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 06/03/2025 | Hodgson, Sarah | | | 09:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40386747 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 06/02/2025 | Hodgson, Sarah | | | 10:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | | | | | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40384289 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 12/08/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 19:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | | | | | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40384229 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 02/08/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 10:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40383324 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 10/07/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 09:15 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | | | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40367437 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 08/03/2025 | Harle, Amelie | | | 09:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
40235023 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 17/02/2025 | Hopley, Lindsay | | | 17:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | | | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
38577956 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 22/09/2024 | Gallagher, Toni | | | 08:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14072 | Raining | 14074 | Calm | 2 | | | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
38099255 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 25/08/2024 | Mason, Laura |
| | 19:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | | | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam |
37937620 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 16/08/2024 | Cornish, Lisa | | | 19:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | | | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Swimming/circling around the same area for a while. we were on a paddleboard, it was curious, followed us and swam towards us on occasions. |
37571819 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 31/07/2024 | Broomfield, Holly | | | 19:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Three people swimming close to shore at Highcliffe Beach when a seal surfaced less than 3m from us. Seal then swam underwater, resurfacing further up the shore (heading towards Poole). 99% certain it was a grey seal rather than a common seal. |