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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
21256381Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6872787930/07/2021Ashby, Ian
12:4514071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
21215114Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ27/07/2021Husseyin, Yvonne
11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21201389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/07/2021Isaacs, Tracey
08:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21182435Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/07/2021Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterFirst seen interacting with a diver.
21178345Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Davis May, Lorraine
19:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSeal came up close to paddleboard just off Brownsea Island,
21177748Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Orchard, Corbin
19:0314089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingWatching sandbanks chain ferry
21177159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Westerby, Allen
10:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingThe young seal had caught a flatfish and was eating it. We were about 50 metres away and had a good view of the process. She held the fish in her flippers and released the fish several times and recaptured it, eating most of the body, leaving the head and tail, however we left before she had finished.
21177064Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Westerby, Allen
10:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal was spotted in front of our Dragonboat. He was bottling at the time. He slowly swam downstream surfacing several times behind our boat before disappearing.
21177000Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/07/2021Westerby, Allen
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingNoticed briefly whilst kayaking.
21176950Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/07/2021Westerby, Allen
20:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal surfaced and watched us for about a minute.
21122723Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/07/2021smith, simon
14:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
21111009Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/07/2021Giles, Gillian
10:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114094Diving
21105649Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/07/2021Hodgson, Sarah
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
20817184Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah
19:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20817174Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah
18:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
20791113Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ26/06/2021Richardson, Sam
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterInquisitive of passing kayaks and paddle boards, bobbing in water, breathing, very close to land
20784559Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20781450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/06/2021Sweales, Julie
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20780969Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/06/2021
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHe was watching us, following us as we were coasteering and popping his head out occasionally to say hello
20732972Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/06/2021Mann, Lynn
14:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not 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
38589382
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.725N, 1.994W22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm It was clearer with naked eye and barely surfaced just to keep snout out.Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
38589382
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.725N, 1.994W22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
38519245
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.
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38099255
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.674N, 2.133W25/08/2024Mason, Laura Have a videoImage:Local19:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam
37943073
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.706N, 2.060W17/08/2024Martin, Peter Image:Local10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWhen I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit
37941841
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.706N, 2.060W17/08/2024Martin, Peter Image:Local10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWhen I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit
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
37871924
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 2.965W11/08/2024Quillan, Kelly Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37871924
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 2.965W11/08/2024Quillan, Kelly Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37819664
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.718N, 2.942W11/08/2024Harris, Abby Sorry, didn't come out well at allegedly Image:Local17:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114093Bottling/resting in the waterKept bobbing up in the same place. 10 minute intervals. Came up 3 times.
37819299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Lock, Wayne Image:Local14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
37819299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Lock, Wayne Yellow smudge shows where the black seal was for at least 30 minsImage:Local14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
37809224
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Burton, Susan Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14094DivingDiving down and coming up for a few minutes. We watched them for about half an hour. We didn’t realise there were 2 until they both came up at the same time. Sorry but didn’t get photo of them both & phone camera not very good.
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