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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
7910028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/09/2018Tinsley, Peter
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterPopped up for a few seconds every minute or so, seemed to be watching people on the beach
7903061Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY07/09/2018symes, melanie
02:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThe seal look like he was holding onto an underwater rock and just sitting there, every so often going under water , always returning to the same spot.
7902440Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/09/2018lazenby, Douglas
10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterMoving around on mudbank
7798276Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY4903887403/09/2018Banham, Nigel
13:4514070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal was presenting itself to sunbathers on the beach and swimmers in the sea directly opposite hive beach cafe. It came from West Bay Area and stayed visible with its head out of the water for about 10 minuets. It did not seem phased by the number of people on the beach all looking at it.
7671262Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/08/2018Bailey, Rose
16:0014089Within 1km14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
7667422Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/08/2018Hatcher, Julie
12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingFemale 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.
7392469Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/07/2018McBride, Harry
13:3414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095Porpoising
7229256Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY15/07/2018Fox, Sophie
12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
7167211Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/07/2018Tolley, Ben
22:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
7057570Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9430882019/04/2018Adkins, Patrick
13:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
6964322Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/06/2018Britt, Anthony
13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas travelling westwards along the line of the beach, approx 20m offshore, and seemed to stop at every group of beach fishermen for a few moments, then carry on.
6675665Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/04/2018Halewood, Jonathan
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
41438822Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah
09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41435279Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
39929274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/12/2024Mason, Julie
11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
39771136Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/12/2024Byrnes, Stephanie
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13:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm314099Mixed group14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, 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.
37880419Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37788842Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ10/08/2024Fairley, Emma
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterWe have been here all day. It's remained here popping up every 10 mins.
36311317Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214102Male14099Mixed group14091, 14093, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSmaller seal was hauled, then spooked by larger adult
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ID Source Species Formatted name Taxon Group Site name Grid Ref Date Recorder Media Caption Media type 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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W09/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
41435165
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435165
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435085
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.133W17/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41434598
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
41434598
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
41433381
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.537N, 2.455W11/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432501
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travelling
41066104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.457W20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy Image:Local15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987198
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.713N, 1.886W14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola I have a video that's clearer but can't attach that here.Image:Local14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal fishing off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal sighted off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40386935
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.459W06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386358
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W03/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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