25043911 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 26/04/2022 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 20:05 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
30809277 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 07/06/2023 | Marchant, Tim | | | 20:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 5 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | |
27649219 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY92408715 | 13/08/2022 | Semmler, Nicola | | | 20:00 | | | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Probably fishing on incoming tide, think it was likely a common seal. Only seen when surfacing then disappeared. |
23062572 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 04/11/2021 | Kuhnert, Jack | | | 20:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | It was dark so I couldn’t see it well, but it bobbed it’s head out of the water and I could hear the Seal breathing loudly through its nostrils, it then dived with a splash and I didn’t see it again |
40987513 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 14/04/2025 | Wright, Alex |
| | 19:50 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14092, 14093 | Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water | |
36313219 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 23/05/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 19:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
40383678 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 31/07/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 19:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
31417734 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 08/07/2023 | Hanak, Chris | | | 19:40 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14094 | Diving | |
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. |
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 | |
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 | |
38411254 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 10/09/2024 | Sheil, Kayleigh | | | 19:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14072 | Raining | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | | | |
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. |
36296839 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 04/06/2024 | Koester, Kim | | | 19:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Surfaced among the boats, and swam out with the tidal flow |
36184378 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 30/05/2024 | Walker, Marianne | | | 19:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093, 14094, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling | |
35688286 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 02/05/2024 | Perriam, Anne | | | 19:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | Wanting to see what people were doing
Not worried by kayakers or sailors coming in to Swanage Sailing Club
Stayed swimming around the bay by the sailing club for approx 15 minutes |
21178345 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phoca vitulina | Common Seal | marine mammal | | SZ | 24/07/2021 | Davis May, Lorraine | | | 19:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | Seal came up close to paddleboard just off Brownsea Island, |
20817184 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 30/06/2021 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 19:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
17788207 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SZ03668349 | 04/09/2020 | Rose, Phil | | | 19:30 | | | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | I was rowing an inflatable. Seal was very curious and friendly and swam round and under the boat for about 10 minutes. It popped up several times close by looking right at me and snorting. Swam under the boat back and forth sometimes upside down. It seemed to be playing |