JVBReport

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
23062572Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/11/2021Kuhnert, Jack
20:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterIt 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
23051169Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY03/11/2021Copland, Alison
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
22775297Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/10/2021
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14093Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the waterInteracting with humans, seemed very accustomed
22610317Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/10/2021Blakley, Laura
13:2214089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
22576308Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/10/2021Bartlett, Dan
10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
22571484Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/10/2021wicker, carly
11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
22560255Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8053802309/10/2021Hawkins, Paige
11:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingInterested in people!
22559546Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8059803009/10/2021Suliani, Carmela
16:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStretching, flapping tail flipper now and then, looking around and closing eyes.
22550319Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/10/2021Hesketh, Anusha
11:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
22544714Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22028929Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/08/2021Palmer, Vivienne
16:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
22004522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY21/09/2021Palmer, Hannah
11:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
21996691Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/09/2021Lewis, Jane
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
21971600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/09/2021Gyde, Jon
16:0714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
21958496Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah
17:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21904328Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah
10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
21746068Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/08/2021Greswell, Emily
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21650959Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21650887Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
09:2314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21539911Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
first previous 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 next last
Showing records 261 to 280 of 640
Download this report

Report

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
40358181
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.715N, 1.966W07/03/2025Fernandes, Jo Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingAbsolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained
17415611
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.637N, 2.397W14/08/2020Porter, Richard Eweleaze beachImage:Local17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAllowed children to pet in shallow water - not clear if sick
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious 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 recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious 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 recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious 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 recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
8041022
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W16/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
8041022
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W16/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
8041022
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W16/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
35273483
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl Image:Local10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
37819299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Lock, Wayne Image:Local14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack 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 recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Lock, Wayne Yellow smudge shows where the black seal was for at least 30 minsImage:Local14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack 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.
first prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 next last
Showing records 1 to 20 of 719
Download this report

Enter a seal record

This record is being submitted to the Dorset Seals Project. If you have a Dorset Seals Project account, please log in so that this sighting appears in your records. If you are not already registered with Dorset Seals Project you can register so that you don't have to fill in your details for every record. However, you can continue without registering by providing your details below. We ask for these in case we need to contact you when verifying your sighting. They will not be used for any other purpose.

Please provide your first name

Please provide your surname

*

Please provide your email address. This will only be used to contact you if we require further information to verify the record.

*

Please select "Uncertain seal species" if unsure.

*
hh:mm

If you took any photos, click the button below to upload them.

Please provide the location of the record. Use the map to search for a place then click or tap on the map to set it. Alternatively enter the lat/long reference directly if you know it.
*

Please indicate approximately how accurate you regard the given map reference to be.

Please tick all that apply. Any additional observations on the behaviour can be entered below.

Please select the predominant weather.

In filling in this form and providing us with your email address you are consenting to us contacting you about your sighting.

Where appropriate we would like to pass on the details of your sighting to the Dorset Environmental Records Centre in order for it to be of use in local and national conservation projects. This would include your name, but not your contact details. Please tick if you are happy for us to do this.

We will never give your information to any other organisation to use for their own purposes.

*
Subscribe to