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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
41465141Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY23/04/2025Theisen, Lisa
19:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
41435165Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41434954Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
12:0614088Within 100m314101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41432826Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6787712206/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
17:2014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432501Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travelling
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
41052359Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/04/2025Bailey, Clare
17:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingDived under the water when it was aware that a paddle board approaching. Did not see after that.
41014739Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY16/04/2025Cradock, Jessica
17:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
40915874Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0411832910/04/2025Dewhurst, Lindsey
15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095PorpoisingPopped up next to my kayak. Looked around dived back into water then popped up near us again. It was still around the same area when we paddled back from our trip.
40787847Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/04/2025Mustard, Abi
19:3314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40439120Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/03/2025Seabrook, John
17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40386935Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386747Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/02/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:5014088Within 100m114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40386445Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/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
40385628Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385625Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY05/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingEating a large wrasse
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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
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385625
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.458W05/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingEating a large wrasse
32007906
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W29/07/2023Buxton, Michael Grey seal Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterRepeated bottling
25001456
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.549N, 2.417W25/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
25001456
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.549N, 2.417W25/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
37715090
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.995W06/08/2024Walker, Matt Grey seal? Image:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the waterIt was moving up and down the beach regularly diving for a few minutes at a time. It would often bob around more then likely keeping an eye on us.
28360433
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.133W08/06/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingOccasionally followed a kayaker who was surfing in the bay.
28360433
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.133W08/06/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingOccasionally followed a kayaker who was surfing in the bay.
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
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40384405
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W29/09/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
37788842
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.754N, 1.633W10/08/2024Fairley, Emma Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterWe have been here all day. It's remained here popping up every 10 mins.
33387718
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.065W27/06/2023Poore, Pippa Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingJust came across to where we were swimming and watched us very closely for approx 30 mins
33387718
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.065W27/06/2023Poore, Pippa Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingJust came across to where we were swimming and watched us very closely for approx 30 mins
33387718
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.065W27/06/2023Poore, Pippa Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingJust came across to where we were swimming and watched us very closely for approx 30 mins
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