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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
18672316Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ18/01/2021Holman, Michelle
12:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094Feeding, DivingWe watched with binoculars for 15mins it would dive below the surface for 4/5mins before surfacing to breathe again. Saw it approximately 5 times in that period.
18422499Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ26/12/2020Denton, Nell
16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18396197Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3451923419/12/2020Lewis, Julia
10:3014071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14092FeedingGoing with the current, eating on its back
18365421Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/12/2020McCreadie, Bonnie
12:1114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterOn its own, looking up at passers by
18343461Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ06/12/2020Bates, Wendy
09:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingFollowed us whilst swimming and was very curious and inquisitive when we swam to shore.
18279244Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/12/2020Moore, Barry
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
18273251Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9849884030/11/2020
10:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultClimbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal.
18247028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas bottling then moved off towards Portland Bill
18243433Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading south towards Portland Bill
18242586Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
18224831Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading north along the coast
18219959Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/11/2020bunch, colin
15:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingWas bobbing about ,10 metres from the quayside ,watching passers by.
18167585Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY05/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
18160490Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ1653907504/11/2020Gallagher, James
06:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18127606Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2020Dingle, Jacqueline
13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough514104Mixed14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
18116944Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Oatley, Sarah
13:5614088Within 100m14070Sunny14077Very rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingEating a conger eel. Stripped off skin then ate in pieces. Last piece threw head right back and swallowed it like a sword swallower!
18112090Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Sabourin, Rachel
10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingEating a fish
18108899Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ25/10/2020Davies, James
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14099Mixed group14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingI was bodyboarding and the single seal followed and came up to me. The seal was porpoising and looked lost.
18093600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/10/2020Freeman, Serena
14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
18092045Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ1641907222/10/2020Snowdon, Hayley
14:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked like it may have wanted to haul put but too many people
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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
36310665
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W27/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36310665
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W27/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36183316
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W30/05/2024Gazulla Murcia, Ruben Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute and then diving for a few minutes. Did this 4 times always reappearing almost at the same spot
36183316
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W30/05/2024Gazulla Murcia, Ruben Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute and then diving for a few minutes. Did this 4 times always reappearing almost at the same spot
36093896
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.274W23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
36093896
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.274W23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
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
35027051
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.688N, 1.957W20/02/2024Hatcher, Julie Image:Local14:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34342281
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.022W26/12/2023Humphries, Colin Still from videoImage:Local13:2614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterSwam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal.
34342281
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.022W26/12/2023Humphries, Colin Still from video Image:Local13:2614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterSwam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal.
33637209
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W28/10/2023Crome, Vanessa Image:Local12:3214088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 2Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 1Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 2Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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