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ID Source Species Common name Taxon group Site name Grid ref Date Recorder Images 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
41432826Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6787712206/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
17:2014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40915874Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0411832910/04/2025Dewhurst, Lindsey
15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095PorpoisingPopped up next to my kayak. Looked around dived back into water then popped up near us again. It was still around the same area when we paddled back from our trip.
40307398Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ0049927527/02/2025Adams, Martin
07:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingIt 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
40123992Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0392845803/02/2025Staff, Rachel
13:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
39767558Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY7045745926/12/2024Hale, Alan
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09:0014073Mist/fog14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, FeedingCalling out. Barking + a howling-type sound.
39644631Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0265905311/12/2024Linehan, Natalie
14:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14094DivingI could see the seal in the harbour swimming and then it dived down (I assuming it was fishing)
38295814Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1062910403/09/2024Davies, Elizabeth
18:3014070Sunny14074Calm1
38258961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ2382927331/08/2024Gale, Emma
15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38254008Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY3408918202/08/2024Rodin, Deborah
06:2014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenileVery inquisitive still towards early morning swimmers…if ignored going to other swimmers
38212756Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3659929830/08/2024Whitehead, Jo
13:0014070Sunny14074Calm114093Bottling/resting in the waterWatching people swimming and paddle boarding. Hung around for about an hour, seemed to like being around people on paddle boards.
38110223Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3382914626/08/2024Morris, Kate
11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingThe 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!
37988116Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY3406918418/08/2024Rodin, Deborah
06:2514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenileAgain when swimming aware something was near me when swimming when I came up for air seal was looking at me between me and sure…I decided to carry on swimming back to sandy bay then noticed the seal ahead of me by the rocks behind my husband who was swimming back to shore…seal then went back to back towards harbour
37553062Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY8128800331/07/2024
17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
37211131Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9968768502/07/2024Baverstock, Karl
11:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37176450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY5372868719/07/2024Cudlipp, Jackie
11:4514070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
36963947Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9850884411/07/2024Ings, Naomi
09:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas underwater and undetectable until I dipped off my paddleboard. It then splashed and emerged around 3m away watching me. It followed me for around 40mins at a distance
36186235Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0401870421/05/2024Young, Henry
06:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092Feeding
36015279Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY7994803020/05/2024monaghan, paul
15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35723087Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY7992804203/05/2024Marshall, Neil
16:3014070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35273483Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl
10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
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