29939274 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SZ | 16/04/2023 | Harness, Tom | | | 12:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling | Inquisitive, popped up whilst I was open water swimming within 5 metres from me. |
24820015 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 02/04/2022 | Sutton, Paul |
| | 12:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14071 | Cloudy | 14074 | Calm | 3 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
23352457 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 22/12/2021 | Howe, Simon |
| | 12:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
21918718 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 11/09/2021 | Finch, Em | | | 12:00 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
20534028 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 31/05/2021 | Hatcher, Julie |
| | 12:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14094 | Diving | Playing with divers |
7667422 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 15/08/2018 | Hatcher, Julie | | | 12:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 2 | 14104 | Mixed | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | Female identified as Fiver with a male, interacting nose to nose and calling to each other. Also watching observers on shore. Male seal approached a swimmer entering the sea who got out of the water very quickly.
Male had no distinct markings apart from white scars on nostrils. |
7229256 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 15/07/2018 | Fox, Sophie | | | 12:00 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
35680695 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 02/05/2024 | Loveless, Pauline | | | 11:55 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14094, 14105 | Diving, Swimming - travelling | |
33115650 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 21/09/2023 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 11:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14102 | Male | | | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
24812274 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 02/04/2022 | Richmond, Bill |
| | 11:50 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14099 | Mixed group | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | Very interactive with kayaks - playful - back flip or two - showing no interest to leave the group. (Unsure if both interacted - certainly two indivduals approached) |
40386295 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 21/12/2024 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 11:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14076 | Rough | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
37176450 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY53728687 | 19/07/2024 | Cudlipp, Jackie | | | 11:45 | | | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14105 | Swimming - travelling | |
22004522 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 21/09/2021 | Palmer, Hannah | | | 11:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14092 | Feeding | |
17984790 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 05/10/2020 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 11:45 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14071 | Cloudy | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14102 | Male | 14098 | Adult | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
39929274 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 28/12/2024 | Mason, Julie |
| | 11:41 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 2 | 14104 | Mixed | 14099 | Mixed group | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | |
28362314 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 27/07/2022 | Hodgson, Sarah |
| | 11:40 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | | | 14093, 14094 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving | |
40986977 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 12/04/2025 | Mansfield, Steve |
| | 11:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 5 | 14103 | Female | 14098 | Adult | 14091 | Hauled out - resting on land/out of water | |
37061548 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY | 14/07/2024 | Hunt, Bryony | | | 11:30 | 14088 | Within 100m | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14096 | Pup/juvenile | 14093, 14094, 14095, 14105 | Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Porpoising, Swimming - travelling | The seal was very curious and inquisitive of my husband and I on our paddles boards. The seal kept popping up out of the water and almost playing with us - he came within one metre of us and swam underneath our boards. This went on for 20mins approx. It was magical! |
35343663 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Phocidae | Uncertain seal species | marine mammal | | SY | 05/04/2024 | Burgess, Dan | | | 11:30 | 14089 | Within 1km | 14070 | Sunny | 14075 | Choppy | 1 | 14101 | Not recorded | 14098 | Adult | 14093 | Bottling/resting in the water | |
32582863 | Dorset Seals Project | Seal records | Halichoerus grypus | Grey Seal | marine mammal | | SY91818764 | 17/08/2023 | Munns, Lorraine |
| | 11:30 | | | 14070 | Sunny | 14074 | Calm | 1 | | | | | | | Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir. |