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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
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.
32385354Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY13/08/2023Lenman, Mariana
15:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
32176194Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/08/2023Darby, Scott
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32137361Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/08/2023CARTER, ROBERT
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDiving then reappearing with 3 to 4 minute gaps. Appeared to be feeding on unknown prey. It was 100 metres off shore, visible for 2 hours or more
32122811Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/08/2023Vale, Alex
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSpotted whilst paddle boarding, seal was very calm and inquisitive
32121565Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214102Male14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSome interaction between the 2 seals - possibly aggressive
32121418Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingTravelling north
32121393Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32119328Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0364836403/08/2023Skea-Strachan, Isabel
12:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingCame up near swimmers c20m from National Trust Beach at Studland. Looked around and swam off
32118574Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah
09:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingTravelling south
32118516Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32118386Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32118293Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6840688814/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:3514070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32104064Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY02/08/2023Westerby, Allen
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWe observed the seal for about 20 minutes on and off as the water was rising. She lay with her head and tail raised. By the time that we left, she was nearly half covered.
32007906Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/07/2023Buxton, Michael
13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterRepeated bottling
31981559Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/07/2023Turner, Veeda
11:2814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
31946979Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ27/07/2023Rostrup, Katie
12:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
31839662Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY19/07/2023Westerby, Allen
20:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe seal was observed bottling for about 3 minutes as we passed by.
31771406Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/07/2023appleby, Oliver
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingAround for 15-20 mins. Watches kayaks and left after a power boat went past
31625640Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/07/2023Marsh, Ellouise
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not 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
41066104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.457W20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy Image:Local15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.636N, 2.422W01/02/2025Lavender, Sarah Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultNot my photo I was the swimmer. I was oblivious to the seal until I saw people onshore filming and gesticulating behind me. He/she was about 10 m away when I turned to look, Seemed like quite a large seal, dark in colour, quite a long muzzle, so I think it was a Grey. As soon as I swam away and got out of the water it swam off, so it was perhaps checking I wasn’t a threat, or just curious?
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.400N, 3.514W05/10/2024Thomas, Marilyn Image:Local17:4814089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm1
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.722N, 2.937W17/09/2024Hall, Jonathan Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14075Choppy114101Not recordedSwam very close to me and remained in area surfacing regularly.
38295814
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.851W03/09/2024Davies, Elizabeth Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm1
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
36910791
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, Donald On stony island Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
36910791
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, Donald Another Seal swimming inImage:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
36910791
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, Donald HappyImage:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
35440425
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.452W17/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.452W17/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult
35440425
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.452W17/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult
33238990
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.688N, 2.117W17/08/2023Munns, Lorraine Seal in river Piddle, WarehamImage:Local11:3014070Sunny14074Calm1Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
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