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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
32694562Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY27/08/2023Footner, Sarah
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32663514Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/08/2023Bernard, Dean
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterObserving our movements across the beach
32604822Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/08/2023White, Trevor
14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
32582863Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9181876417/08/2023Munns, Lorraine
11:3014070Sunny14074Calm1Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir.
32502118Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ18/08/2023Turpin, Anita
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32481924Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/08/2023Khatun, Hafiza
18:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSeemed to love the attention.
32467996Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/08/2023Jones, Bethan
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32390130Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/08/2023Talbot, Graeme
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, PorpoisingSticking head out of water to look around the diving for about a minute. Followed a few kayaker which didn't seem to notice it.
32137361Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/08/2023CARTER, ROBERT
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDiving then reappearing with 3 to 4 minute gaps. Appeared to be feeding on unknown prey. It was 100 metres off shore, visible for 2 hours or more
32122811Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/08/2023Vale, Alex
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSpotted whilst paddle boarding, seal was very calm and inquisitive
32119328Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0364836403/08/2023Skea-Strachan, Isabel
12:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingCame up near swimmers c20m from National Trust Beach at Studland. Looked around and swam off
32118386Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32118293Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6840688814/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:3514070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32007906Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/07/2023Buxton, Michael
13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterRepeated bottling
31981559Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/07/2023Turner, Veeda
11:2814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
31771406Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/07/2023appleby, Oliver
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingAround for 15-20 mins. Watches kayaks and left after a power boat went past
31625640Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/07/2023Marsh, Ellouise
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
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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
7903061
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.516N, 2.446W07/09/2018symes, melanie Image:Local02:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThe seal look like he was holding onto an underwater rock and just sitting there, every so often going under water , always returning to the same spot.
7903061
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.516N, 2.446W07/09/2018symes, melanie Image:Local02:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThe seal look like he was holding onto an underwater rock and just sitting there, every so often going under water , always returning to the same spot.
36186235
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.683N, 1.945W21/05/2024Young, Henry Image:Local06:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092Feeding
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.767W04/11/2020Gallagher, James Image:Local06:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17733568
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W29/08/2020Richards, Carl Image:Local06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17733568
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W29/08/2020Richards, Carl Image:Local06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17733568
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W29/08/2020Richards, Carl Image:Local06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17733568
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W29/08/2020Richards, Carl Image:Local06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
26274776
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.568N, 2.437W05/07/2022Eades, Shaun Image:Local07:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092Feeding
26274776
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.568N, 2.437W05/07/2022Eades, Shaun Image:Local07:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092Feeding
26274776
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.568N, 2.437W05/07/2022Eades, Shaun Image:Local07:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092Feeding
40307398
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.994W27/02/2025Adams, Martin Image:Local07:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingIt has been present the last 3 days, and was up the PC World Drain/Fleets Channel Tuesday & Wednesday. Seen Tuesday eating fish at the top of the PC World Drain by Paul Morton. Unusual in Holes Bay North More photos on Twitter and Bluesky with DWT tagged
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
13324690
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.992W02/05/2020preen, lloyd Image:Local07:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
36093896
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.274W23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
36093896
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.274W23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
34041128
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.761W08/12/2023Martin, Ella Also for 2 videos but relatively far back Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
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