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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
10723245Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/06/2019Halewood, Jonathan
19:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
10220159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY22/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah
09:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
10220155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah
13:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
10129674Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah
12:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
9832814Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/04/2019Higgins, Claire
08:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSeal was still on the pontoon when we returned from the boat trip at 11.30am but had moved along a little and had a flipper in the water.
9660904Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/03/2019Hodgson, Sarah
15:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
8686831Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY05/12/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8600767Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
12:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8594537Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
14:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading in a south westerly direction
8588670Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
17:1614088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterVery exhausted & underweight grey seal pup.
8562954Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/10/2018Hodgson, Sarah
16:4214088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8041177Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY23/09/2018Hodgson, Sarah
15:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8041137Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/08/2018Hodgson, Sarah
11:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8041121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with 4 common seals)
8041082Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm414104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with one grey seal)
8041022Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
8040961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne was bottling for a while then they both appeared to head out into Lyme Bay
8040841Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low-tide with a common seal
8040763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide with a grey seal (recorded separately)
8040723Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah
08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
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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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