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ID	Source	Species	Common name	Taxon group	Grid ref	Date	Recorder	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

7903061	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SY66	07/09/2018	symes, melanie	02:30	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14093, 14094, 14105	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling	The 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.
36173682	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SZ	29/05/2024	Roadnight, Rod	03:45	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14075	Choppy	1	14101	Not recorded
17448541	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY66	01/08/2020	Hall, Mike	05:30	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14093	Bottling/resting in the water
37163194	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SY	19/07/2024	Bird, Dave	06:00	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14105	Swimming - travelling
38254008	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY34089182	02/08/2024	Rodin, Deborah	06:20			14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14096	Pup/juvenile			Very inquisitive still towards early morning swimmers…if ignored going to other swimmers
37987982	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY	07/08/2024	Rodin, Deborah	06:20	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1			14096	Pup/juvenile	14094	Diving	First sighting appeared playful …I was swimming crawl and only noticed when coming up for air - stayed near me diving under…I swam to shore and even when on shore it popped it head up to look at me
37988116	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY34069184	18/08/2024	Rodin, Deborah	06:25			14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14096	Pup/juvenile			Again 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
36186235	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SZ04018704	21/05/2024	Young, Henry	06:30			14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded			14092	Feeding
18160490	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SZ16539075	04/11/2020	Gallagher, James	06:45			14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded			14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17733568	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SZ19	29/08/2020	Richards, Carl	06:45	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36625576	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SZ	13/06/2024	Sanders, Ben	07:00	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14105	Swimming - travelling
26274776	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY	05/07/2022	Eades, Shaun	07:00	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14096	Pup/juvenile	14092	Feeding
40307398	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phoca vitulina	Common Seal	marine mammal	SZ00499275	27/02/2025	Adams, Martin	07:45			14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded			14092	Feeding	It 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
36868959	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SZ	29/06/2024	Jacobs, Ash	07:56	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded			14093, 14094	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34405927	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY	01/01/2024	Stevenson, Josh	07:56	14089	Within 1km	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14092	Feeding	Diving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
13324690	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SZ09	02/05/2020	preen, lloyd	07:58	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded			14093	Bottling/resting in the water
37350659	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY	26/07/2024	Nelson, Louise	08:00	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14102	Male	14098	Adult	14093	Bottling/resting in the water	First time we have seen a grey seal around Portland - a very large, solitary adult male that was bottling at the surface and occasionally dove down, presumably to forage. Sea was milky / bad visibility and some churn but not too choppy.
36093896	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SY	23/05/2024	Hernandez Domingo, Veronica	08:00	14089	Within 1km	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14093	Bottling/resting in the water	Looked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
34041128	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae	Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SZ	08/12/2023	Martin, Ella	08:00	14089	Within 1km	14073	Mist/fog	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded			14094, 14105	Diving, Swimming - travelling
29357242	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus	Grey Seal	marine mammal	SY	12/02/2023	Hussey, Jack	08:20	14089	Within 1km	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14101	Not recorded	14098	Adult	14094, 14105	Diving, Swimming - travelling
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ID	Source	Species	Formatted name	Taxon Group	Grid Ref	Date	Recorder	Caption	Media type	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	Seal age term ID	Seal age term	Behaviour term ID	Behaviour term	Other behaviour notes

40358181	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.715N, 1.966W	07/03/2025	Fernandes, Jo		Image:Local	11:00	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1			14094, 14105	Diving, Swimming - travelling	Absolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained
17415611	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.637N, 2.397W	14/08/2020	Porter, Richard	Eweleaze beach	Image:Local	17:40	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14093	Bottling/resting in the water	Allowed children to pet in shallow water - not clear if sick
37880419	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.683N, 1.957W	09/08/2024	Williams, Donald		Image:Local		14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	2	14099	Mixed group			Another skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.683N, 1.957W	09/08/2024	Williams, Donald		Image:Local		14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	2	14099	Mixed group			Another skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.683N, 1.957W	09/08/2024	Williams, Donald		Image:Local		14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	2	14099	Mixed group			Another skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.683N, 1.957W	09/08/2024	Williams, Donald		Image:Local		14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	2	14099	Mixed group			Another skipper reported seeing them mate that day
33043104	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.628N, 2.439W	15/09/2023	Elize, Shannon		Image:Local	11:00			14070	Sunny	14075	Choppy	1	14096	Pup/juvenile	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water	Anxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
33043104	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.628N, 2.439W	15/09/2023	Elize, Shannon		Image:Local	11:00			14070	Sunny	14075	Choppy	1	14096	Pup/juvenile	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water	Anxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
33043104	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.628N, 2.439W	15/09/2023	Elize, Shannon		Image:Local	11:00			14070	Sunny	14075	Choppy	1	14096	Pup/juvenile	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water	Anxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
20784559	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.610N, 2.133W	26/06/2021	Hodgson, Sarah		Image:Local	12:25	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14096	Pup/juvenile	14093, 14094	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving	Appeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20784559	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.610N, 2.133W	26/06/2021	Hodgson, Sarah		Image:Local	12:25	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14096	Pup/juvenile	14093, 14094	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving	Appeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
22544714	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.622N, 2.277W	08/10/2021	Wellstood, Tristan		Image:Local	14:30	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water	Appeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.622N, 2.277W	08/10/2021	Wellstood, Tristan		Image:Local	14:30	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water	Appeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.622N, 2.277W	08/10/2021	Wellstood, Tristan		Image:Local	14:30	14088	Within 100m	14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14091	Hauled out - resting on land/out of water	Appeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
8041022	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.519N, 2.460W	16/07/2018	Hodgson, Sarah		Image:Local	15:35	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14093, 14094	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving	Appeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
8041022	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.519N, 2.460W	16/07/2018	Hodgson, Sarah		Image:Local	15:35	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14093, 14094	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving	Appeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
8041022	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Halichoerus grypus \| Grey Seal	Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal	marine mammal	50.519N, 2.460W	16/07/2018	Hodgson, Sarah		Image:Local	15:35	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14093, 14094	Bottling/resting in the water, Diving	Appeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
35273483	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	SY4689	31/03/2024	Bewley, Cheryl		Image:Local	10:45			14071	Cloudy	14074	Calm	1	14098	Adult	14093	Bottling/resting in the water	Appeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
37819299	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.734N, 1.661W	11/08/2024	Lock, Wayne	Yellow smudge shows where the black seal was for at least 30 mins	Image:Local	14:04	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14075	Choppy	1			14094	Diving	Black seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
37819299	Dorset Seals Project \| Seal records	Phocidae \| Uncertain seal species	Phocidae Uncertain seal species	marine mammal	50.734N, 1.661W	11/08/2024	Lock, Wayne		Image:Local	14:04	14088	Within 100m	14070	Sunny	14075	Choppy	1			14094	Diving	Black seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
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