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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
40138413Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ04/02/2025Stewart, Amelia
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterResting on the beach opposite the Oceanarium. Rolled over once with wave.
40049309Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ22/01/2025alders, richard
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travelling
40011409Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ18/01/2025Chase, Mitzi
12:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095Porpoising
40010707Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ18/01/2025Comer, David
11:0514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded
39180299Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ15/11/2024Burman, Natalie
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16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094Feeding, DivingPopping out regularly to say hello and then diving
39035892Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ29/10/2024Hancock, Joe
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12:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38894522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/10/2024Walker, Kyle
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
38836608Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ11/10/2024Jones, Caroline
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
38758324Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ06/10/2024Goddard, Nick
13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough314101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38724246Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/10/2024Bywater, Amelia
16:5114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterNot close enough to identify species level unfortunately
38673450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ28/09/2024Burge, Andrew
14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38589382Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
38555740Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ20/09/2024Lance, Andy
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38411254Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ10/09/2024Sheil, Kayleigh
19:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult
38323724Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/09/2024Mc Donnell, Kevin
18:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingPaused to watch me swimming, dived, resurfaced to watch me, came a little close as I backed off and exited the water and then it swam away.
38175836Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ29/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
37929412Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/08/2024Betteley, Lucy
12:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingIt was above the water saw me and went under neath my paddle board and swam off
37880419Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37875589Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/08/2024Merry, Johanna
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094Feeding, DivingThe seal stayed in a small area of about 20 meters for a couple of hours disappearing under water and popping back up frequently. At one point it caught a large fish which it seemed to throw in the air. It was just a few meters beyond the yellow buoy swim zone and in front (shore side) of all the boats in the bay. People watched from afar but were thankfully respectful and didn’t approach.
37819299Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ11/08/2024Lock, Wayne
14:0414088Within 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.
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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
41435085
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.133W17/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432501
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travelling
40386935
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.459W06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386239
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.460W15/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385628
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.522N, 2.442W06/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385625
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.458W05/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingEating a large wrasse
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
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 .
36751618
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.731N, 2.887W30/06/2024Smith, Jacki Seal charmouthImage:Local14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily popping head up and people watching.
36314425
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W25/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
36313219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W23/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
36313219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W23/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
36313219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W23/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
35440453
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.549N, 2.417W18/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out on the shoreline. As the tide came in and started splashing the pup it went into the sea and swam off - travelling north.
35440398
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.568N, 2.446W11/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStayed all day.
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