27399195 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 24/07/2022 | Smith, Mel |
| | 20:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | People annoying it and getting too close!!! Coming in and out of the water. |
24675296 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 29/03/2022 | Westerby, Allen | | | 19:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | One seal approached us in our kayaks and followed us for about 200 metres. Diving every minute or so and re-appearing close by. It remained in contact for about 10 minutes. The other seal was slightly larger, but remained at a distance of about 100 metres. They did not appear to be feeding. |
24120906 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 27/02/2022 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 12:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
21958496 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 15/09/2021 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 17:25 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
21539827 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 10/08/2021 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 13:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
21177159 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 24/07/2021 | Westerby, Allen | | | 10:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14092 | Feeding | The young seal had caught a flatfish and was eating it. We were about 50 metres away and had a good view of the process. She held the fish in her flippers and released the fish several times and recaptured it, eating most of the body, leaving the head and tail, however we left before she had finished. |
20385219 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 11/05/2021 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 14:15 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
20254134 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 20/04/2021 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 19:13 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
19299721 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 20/02/2021 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 16:15 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
18242586 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 19/11/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 12:55 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | |
17968140 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 03/10/2020 | Jennings, Barbara | | | 10:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14072 | Raining | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14094 | Diving | Four of us swimming - she came up and played with us, checking us out and then swimming very close to the only man in our group. She really liked him and came right up and sniffed his arm whilst they were facing each other as well as keeping on nudging him. |
17564163 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 19/08/2020 | Westerby, Allen | | | 19:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | The first seal we saw was about 150 metres away. She looked at us and swam down, reappearing about 50 metres away. We watched for about 10 minutes, with several sightings from 50m to 10m. The other seal, which looked a darker grey stayed at a distance of about 100 - 50m. She surfaced several times, staying at the surface for about 20 - 30 seconds each time. |
15067232 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 14/07/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 16:20 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
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 |
10220155 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 21/05/2019 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 13:20 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
8686831 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 05/12/2018 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 10:35 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
8562954 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 15/10/2018 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 16:42 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
8041137 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 08/08/2018 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 11:10 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
8041121 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 20/07/2018 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 10:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Hauled out onto mud at low tide (with 4 common seals) |
8040841 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 20/06/2018 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 09:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | Hauled out onto mud at low-tide with a common seal |