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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
40289794Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY24/02/2025Bradley, Jack
16:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSun bathing on a jetski pod. The seal has been hanging out around here with multiple sightings recently.
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.
39929274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/12/2024Mason, Julie
11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm614104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38724246Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/10/2024Bywater, Amelia
16:5114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterNot close enough to identify species level unfortunately
38673518Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY17/05/2024Burge, Andrew
12:0614089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38673450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ28/09/2024Burge, Andrew
14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38175836Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ29/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
37943073Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY17/08/2024Martin, Peter
10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWhen I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit
37941841Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY17/08/2024Martin, Peter
10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWhen I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit
37743167Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37629285Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
37081781Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ16/07/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterJust chilling
36930155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/07/2024Harle, Amelie
21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAs we drove along HolesBay Road my sons noticed it. They saw its face and whiskers. It was resting. We were returning from sailing. Enthused, we turned back to have another look but it has disappeared. We had never seen one there before. Sadly no ID because I was driving the car!
36705547Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/06/2024Beer, Judith
12:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36315825Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/06/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36015279Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY7994803020/05/2024monaghan, paul
15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35723087Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY7992804203/05/2024Marshall, Neil
16:3014070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35440453Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out on the shoreline. As the tide came in and started splashing the pup it went into the sea and swam off - travelling north.
35440398Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStayed all day.
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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 Seal age term ID Seal age term Behaviour term ID Behaviour term Other behaviour notes
40383324
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.454W10/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny114098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383324
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.454W10/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny114098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383324
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.454W10/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny114098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
32118574
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W31/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114098Adult14105Swimming - travellingTravelling south
32118574
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W31/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114098Adult14105Swimming - travellingTravelling south
32118574
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W31/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114098Adult14105Swimming - travellingTravelling south
36647653
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.557N, 2.449W26/06/2024Clary, Luke Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
36647653
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.557N, 2.449W26/06/2024Clary, Luke Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
36647653
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.557N, 2.449W26/06/2024Clary, Luke Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, 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 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114092, 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 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
24840663
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.711N, 2.769W08/04/2022Taylor, Stephen Image:Local09:2614088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterSeal appeared to be staying in one location riding the surf with its nose point upwards, occasionally looking around. Stayed in this position for at least 20 minutes.
40109633
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.636N, 2.422W01/02/2025Lavender, Sarah Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098AdultNot 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?
33871373
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.590N, 2.490W21/11/2023Taylor, Dave Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18812423
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.724N, 1.766W21/01/2021Simmons, Adrian Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingThe Seal was catching Common Bream where the River Avon flows into the harbour, then drifting downstream while eating, before swimming back for another. I saw it eat 3 one day and 1 on another. It was also seen at Christchurch Quay on either 23/01 or 24/01 with a Salmon.
18812423
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.724N, 1.766W21/01/2021Simmons, Adrian Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingThe Seal was catching Common Bream where the River Avon flows into the harbour, then drifting downstream while eating, before swimming back for another. I saw it eat 3 one day and 1 on another. It was also seen at Christchurch Quay on either 23/01 or 24/01 with a Salmon.
18812423
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.724N, 1.766W21/01/2021Simmons, Adrian Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingThe Seal was catching Common Bream where the River Avon flows into the harbour, then drifting downstream while eating, before swimming back for another. I saw it eat 3 one day and 1 on another. It was also seen at Christchurch Quay on either 23/01 or 24/01 with a Salmon.
18812423
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.724N, 1.766W21/01/2021Simmons, Adrian Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingThe Seal was catching Common Bream where the River Avon flows into the harbour, then drifting downstream while eating, before swimming back for another. I saw it eat 3 one day and 1 on another. It was also seen at Christchurch Quay on either 23/01 or 24/01 with a Salmon.
38670869
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W11/06/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:3514088Within 100m114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
10220159
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.686N, 2.021W22/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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