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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
31417734Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ08/07/2023Hanak, Chris
19:4014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
30873385Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane
16:3014088Within 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.
30809277Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY07/06/2023Marchant, Tim
20:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
30753915Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
10:3614088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
30753902Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
09:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Porpoising
30753874Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
08:5414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
30488168Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY24/05/2023Dawson, Luke
18:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
30400556Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ18/05/2023Pedrini, Bridie
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was large and very dark in colour. Seal was very playful/curious following me on my paddleboard all the way around Old Harry. I sit on a secluded beach (about 200metres around Old Harry towards Swanage) and the seal was "bottling" for an hour (I was on the beach reading my book). The seal then followed me mostly back to middle beach.
30394393Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/05/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
30394046Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/05/2023Hodgson, Sarah
12:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterOnly seen once then disappeared.
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
30013676Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
30013644Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
30010968Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/04/2023Hodgson, Sarah
19:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098AdultDead
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
29937962Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/04/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:5514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
29870940Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/04/2023King, Ruth
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSaw this huge male seemingly watching us, for several hours
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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
21904328
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.131W10/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
21904328
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.131W10/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 2.940W26/08/2021Greswell, Emily Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
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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
21585647
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.609N, 2.130W13/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingFollowed a kayaker for a little while
21585647
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.609N, 2.130W13/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingFollowed a kayaker for a little while
21585647
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.609N, 2.130W13/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingFollowed a kayaker for a little while
21585647
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.609N, 2.130W13/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingFollowed a kayaker for a little while
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W30/07/2021Ashby, Ian On it's left side, avoiding the waterImage:Local12:4514071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20536252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.707N, 1.904W02/05/2021Jowett, Jane Enlarged.Image:Local16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20297515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 2.784W28/04/2021Holt, Jane Image:Local14071Cloudy14074Calm114091, 14094, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThis seal came to within a foot of the shoreline where both myself and my dog were taken by surprise. It was very inquisitive and I thought it was going to come out of the water. I was struggling with my dog and then it swam off on the direction of Charmouth coming up a few more times along the foreshore.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.690N, 2.705W14/04/2021White, Daniel Image:Local15:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLethargic, didn’t take fish from fisherman, unbothered by close proximity of people.
20214211
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.710N, 2.761W12/04/2021Maughan, Sam Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas on the beach for over an hour
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.711N, 2.770W02/03/2021Myall, Sancha Image:Local08:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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