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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
20644174Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY13/06/2021Clompus, Joel
09:5014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20615011Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/06/2021Bossons, Rick
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy414101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water
20594881Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY07/06/2021Rowe, Ian
17:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
20539235Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/05/2021Harris, Kirstie
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094DivingSeal accompanied us on a shallow shore dive, it was very friendly and playful and stayed with us for over an hour.
20536252Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ02/05/2021Jowett, Jane
16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole
20536241Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1140910831/05/2021Jowett, Jane
17:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingSwimming with my daughter and it popped up for air, then swam away
20534028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/05/2021Hatcher, Julie
12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094DivingPlaying with divers
20519434Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/05/2021Sensurucu, Krista
12:1414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20454121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah
10:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20385219Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah
14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20314891Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ01/05/2021Henegan, Julie
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20314842Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/04/2021Henegan, Julie
14:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
20305164Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9859876420/04/2021Price, David
14:3014070Sunny14074Calm414098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterOne adult of each type plus two pups
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.
20254134Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah
19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20221620Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/04/2021White, Daniel
15:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLethargic, didn’t take fish from fisherman, unbothered by close proximity of people.
20221160Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm314102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20214211Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/04/2021Maughan, Sam
13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas on the beach for over an hour
20179359Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ04/04/2021Westerby, Allen
09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterWe saw the seal for about 5 to 10 seconds before it dived. It seemed very content.
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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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.730N, 1.732W24/09/2020Frost, Rosie Seal popped head up in front of my son whilst having a swimImage:Local14:2014088Within 100m14072Raining14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingPlayful joined my son swimming alongside him and nibbling a little at his toes which were in Black Sea shoes
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W25/04/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36311366
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.501N, 2.455W10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37791325
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.501N, 2.455W10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W25/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer Image:Local14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
7051168
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W25/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer Image:Local14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.707N, 1.997W28/09/2024Burge, Andrew Image:Local14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.694N, 2.078W31/12/2021Copland, Alison Image:Local14:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.694N, 2.078W31/12/2021Copland, Alison Image:Local14:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
18093600
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W22/10/2020Freeman, Serena Image:Local14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W22/10/2020Freeman, Serena Image:Local14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.064W05/06/2022Dunn, Maya Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingCould see them eating fish, with head just above the water. Very inquisitive, coming fairly close to the beach to look at people and dogs - stayed around Chapmans Pool for some time, at least half an hour.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.064W05/06/2022Dunn, Maya Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingCould see them eating fish, with head just above the water. Very inquisitive, coming fairly close to the beach to look at people and dogs - stayed around Chapmans Pool for some time, at least half an hour.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.064W05/06/2022Dunn, Maya Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingCould see them eating fish, with head just above the water. Very inquisitive, coming fairly close to the beach to look at people and dogs - stayed around Chapmans Pool for some time, at least half an hour.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.132W15/08/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:4514088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas seen to eat a ballan wrasse
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