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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
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
37880419Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
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
36910791Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ06/07/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
36753284Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Barker, Ben
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
35899165Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/05/2024Webb, Sean
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35261987Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/03/2024Fowler, Alice
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34809380Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6848687507/02/2024Earing, Claire
14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
33637210Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2023Harper, Patrick
14088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
26702325Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ06/07/2022Stuckes, Debbie
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
24142389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/02/2022Young, Dan
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingVery choppy sea conditions.
21997107Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY14/08/2021phillips, Becky
14088Within 100m14070Sunny214104Mixed14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
21746068Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/08/2021Greswell, Emily
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
20297515Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY4477910328/04/2021Holt, Jane
14071Cloudy14074Calm114091, 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.
18279244Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/12/2020Moore, Barry
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
17743836Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY30/08/2020Lang, Robin
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
12918024Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/02/2020Crabb, Hugo
14089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterCalm, looked a little cold, rubbing face and stretching a lot, kind face, looked very happy, not bothered about humans at all
12901389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0009889225/02/2020Tinsley, Peter
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12773908Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY31/01/2020Arnold, Amanda
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingThe seal did not stick around and quickly disappeared. However, it kept diving and returning to the surface. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a pup but not sure if it was a harbour or grey seal.
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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
18160490
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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