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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
30262799Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2023Hatcher, Julie
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingMostly bottling but then followed a couple of kayakers to the slipway, keeping slightly to the side and behind. Also seen feeding on a large fish. Disappearing underwater for periods.
30184305Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/05/2023Pigeon, Candice
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
30055694Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1556891225/04/2023Newman, Virginia
17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterJust hanging in the water , popping up regularly
29939274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/04/2023Harness, Tom
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingInquisitive, popped up whilst I was open water swimming within 5 metres from me.
29939008Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY15/04/2023Metcalf, Kevin
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingTraversing the shoreline around 10/15m out for at least 60m
29848716Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY07/04/2023Lindsey, Sue
13:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14095Porpoising
29792307Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/04/2023Jeffery, Andrew
10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterCame out of water very close to people and travelled up the shingle to rest, unusually tolerant of people
29699135Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY23/03/2023Buxton, Michael
12:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
29674416Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/03/2023Hine, Kevin
13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
29594687Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY10/03/2023Hodge, Joanne
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded
29566788Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalST4727151805/03/2023Ryan-Andrews, Lynne
10:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
29564149Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/03/2023Buxton, Michael
18:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
29368988Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY13/02/2023Hodgson, Sarah
12:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingEating a Ballan wrasse
29359841Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/02/2023Moore, Sally
09:1014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
29357242Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/02/2023Hussey, Jack
08:2014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
29320238Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY05/02/2023Whetter, Emily
10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
29312066Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/02/2023Hatton, James
11:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
29258390Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ26/01/2023Gilbert, Mark
16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSwam in towards the outfall. Saw fish leaping out of the water. Swam back to original position and repeated two more times.
29171298Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/01/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
29171290Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY04/01/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of 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
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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
40384229
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W02/08/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36310794
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W28/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4514088Within 100m114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36310794
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W28/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4514088Within 100m114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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.
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.
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.
33238966
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238966
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32121393
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.445W03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32121393
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.445W03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32121393
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.445W03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32121393
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.445W03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32118516
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.452W27/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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