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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
33252755Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33238990Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult
33238976Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238966Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238918Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33149295Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/09/2023Applin, John
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33122522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/09/2023Hitchcoe, Ewan
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSeal was in a blocked outfall pipe at bower point within the Arne moors coastal change conatruction site. The seal was slightly startled by me and proceeded to head west down a waterway within the site.
33115650Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
11:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
33086231Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/09/2023Edwards, Rosie
11:2014088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14078Stormy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHead came up looked around and resurfaced
33042280Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/09/2023Hunter, Katie
13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
32824080Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/09/2023Duncan, Robert
10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114098Adult14092Feeding
32769607Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ01/09/2023Heathcote, Zoe
18:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingCame to surface , head above water, tracked east for 40 seconds then dived
32703867Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/08/2023yawetz, D
19:1914088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingreally call night, they were slowly travelling up the coast and diving and looking at us. Maybe hunting in the seaweed.
32663514Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/08/2023Bernard, Dean
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterObserving our movements across the beach
32604822Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/08/2023White, Trevor
14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
32525337Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/08/2023Copp, Jacqui
19:1614088Within 100m14070Sunny114105Swimming - travelling
32502118Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ18/08/2023Turpin, Anita
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32481924Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/08/2023Khatun, Hafiza
18:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSeemed to love the attention.
32467996Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/08/2023Jones, Bethan
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32390130Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/08/2023Talbot, Graeme
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, PorpoisingSticking head out of water to look around the diving for about a minute. Followed a few kayaker which didn't seem to notice it.
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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
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40289794
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.722N, 2.003W24/02/2025Bradley, Jack Image:Local16:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSun bathing on a jetski pod. The seal has been hanging out around here with multiple sightings recently.
40139420
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.715N, 1.876W04/02/2025Mackenzie, Sally Image:Local12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40138413
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.715N, 1.877W04/02/2025Stewart, Amelia Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterResting on the beach opposite the Oceanarium. Rolled over once with wave.
40138413
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.715N, 1.877W04/02/2025Stewart, Amelia Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterResting on the beach opposite the Oceanarium. Rolled over once with wave.
40138413
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.715N, 1.877W04/02/2025Stewart, Amelia Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterResting on the beach opposite the Oceanarium. Rolled over once with wave.
40138413
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.715N, 1.877W04/02/2025Stewart, Amelia Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterResting on the beach opposite the Oceanarium. Rolled over once with wave.
39929274
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.584N, 2.417W28/12/2024Mason, Julie Image:Local11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
39929274
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.584N, 2.417W28/12/2024Mason, Julie Image:Local11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
39929274
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.584N, 2.417W28/12/2024Mason, Julie Image:Local11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
39929274
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.584N, 2.417W28/12/2024Mason, Julie Image:Local11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38673518
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.694N, 2.078W17/05/2024Burge, Andrew Image:Local12:0614089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38673450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.707N, 1.997W28/09/2024Burge, Andrew Image:Local14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
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