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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
41435165Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41066104Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy
15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
40987513Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Wright, Alex
19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987198Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola
14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
40386445Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386295Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386209Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
15:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385781Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385773Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385738Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385628Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40384405Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2024Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383678Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah
19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383561Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40358181Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/03/2025Fernandes, Jo
11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingAbsolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained
40235023Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/02/2025Hopley, Lindsay
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
40230396Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ13/02/2025Vincent, Charlotte
09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40139420Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/02/2025Mackenzie, Sally
12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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.
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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
25065482
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.718N, 2.944W02/05/2022Dru, H Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
25065482
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.718N, 2.944W02/05/2022Dru, H Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
24974401
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.459W21/04/2022Tipton Hughes, Mrs Charlotte Image:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
24142389
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.632N, 2.348W26/02/2022Young, Dan Thrilled beyond words to see my first seal at Ringstead bay Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingVery choppy sea conditions.
22560255
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.276W09/10/2021Hawkins, Paige Image:Local11:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingInterested in people!
21904323
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W08/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
21904323
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W08/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
21904323
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W08/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
21746068
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 2.940W26/08/2021Greswell, Emily Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21746068
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 2.940W26/08/2021Greswell, Emily Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21650887
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.704N, 2.046W15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21650887
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.704N, 2.046W15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21534533
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.601N, 2.450W10/08/2021patience, stuart Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
21534533
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.601N, 2.450W10/08/2021patience, stuart Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
20817174
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W30/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
20817174
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W30/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Seal was trying to play with the dog and made contact Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Behind the brown dogImage:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
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