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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
35369096Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/04/2024Hoar, Darran
19:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35366837Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/04/2024Burke, Hannah
17:3014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLooked uncomfortable, not sure if it was unwell. Other people were coming up to it and trying to touch it.
35358343Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ10/04/2024Pantling, Linda
10:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
35343663Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY05/04/2024Burgess, Dan
11:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35332990Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ31/03/2024Westerby, Allen
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute, dived for about a minute and bottled again for about 30 seconds before repeating. It covered about 100m in 5 minutes.
35325040Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY06/04/2024Oaten, Elizabeth
15:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult
35322715Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/03/2024Ladyman, Oli
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingChecking out the fisherman on shore . Diving and travelling . My first sighting ever hope this helps
35314860Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/03/2024Pugh-Jones, Simon
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThey were watching us watching them
35305757Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/04/2024Foster, Chloe
12:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling2 Playing together
35298848Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY03/04/2024Maitre, Pauline
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35283700Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie
13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35282181Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/04/2024Woolley, Megan
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterIt came out onto the beach with people gathered looking at it. It went into the water again and then emerged onto the beach again (I then left so didn't see what happened). It didn't look injured at all. It was a large adult and didn't look under weight.
35273483Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl
10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
35261987Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/03/2024Fowler, Alice
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35258323Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingHeading west
35258306Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35186722Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ22/03/2024Thompson, Peter
13:4514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm214099Mixed group14094Diving
35184648Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ22/03/2024Bronner, Kerry-Ann
17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingSwimming - following a dog in the water, occasionally diving under the water. Quite close to the shoreline
35172688Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ18/03/2024Smith, Steve
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35172677Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ20/03/2024Smith, Steve
08:3014088Within 100m14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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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 mammal50.538N, 2.428W12/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:1614088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterVery exhausted & underweight grey seal pup.
17402766
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.637N, 2.395W14/08/2020Potts, Haylee Image:Local17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the waterVery friendly
22571484
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021wicker, carly Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
22571484
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021wicker, carly Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
22571484
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021wicker, carly Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
24812274
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.689N, 2.022W02/04/2022Richmond, Bill Image:Local11:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14105Swimming - travellingVery interactive with kayaks - playful - back flip or two - showing no interest to leave the group. (Unsure if both interacted - certainly two indivduals approached)
18247028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.527N, 2.437W21/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas bottling then moved off towards Portland Bill
18247028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.527N, 2.437W21/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas bottling then moved off towards Portland Bill
18247028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.527N, 2.437W21/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas bottling then moved off towards Portland Bill
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
20214211
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.710N, 2.761W12/04/2021Maughan, Sam Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas on the beach for over an hour
17417683
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.132W15/08/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas seen to eat a ballan wrasse
17417683
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.132W15/08/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas seen to eat a ballan wrasse
17417683
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.132W15/08/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas seen to eat a ballan wrasse
16910530
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.560N, 2.449W02/08/2020Gillespie, Iain Image:Local21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas very calm and could be approached with no signs of issue. Some passers by even pet it
16910530
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.560N, 2.449W02/08/2020Gillespie, Iain Image:Local21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas very calm and could be approached with no signs of issue. Some passers by even pet it
37788842
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.754N, 1.633W10/08/2024Fairley, Emma Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterWe have been here all day. It's remained here popping up every 10 mins.
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