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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
36868959Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ29/06/2024Jacobs, Ash
07:5614088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36784486Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY02/07/2024Hurry, Graeme
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDiving, lying on its back.
36753284Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Barker, Ben
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
36751618Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Smith, Jacki
14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily popping head up and people watching.
36728837Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ28/06/2024Deeley, Andrew
08:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingNone
36705547Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/06/2024Beer, Judith
12:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36647653Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/06/2024Clary, Luke
09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
36641366Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/06/2024Bisgrove, Max
21:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
36625576Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ13/06/2024Sanders, Ben
07:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
36608091Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/06/2024Ellis, Mark
17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36594840Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/06/2024Atherton, Andrew
20:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal came to investigate our kayak group
36593419Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Diserens, Tara
15:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterIn Chapman's Pool
36577331Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Vanni, Isabella
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
36573348Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Martingale, Louise
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHead bobbing and and out of water for about 5 minutes. Swan away then came back to the same spot about 10 minutes later
36565981Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Cunningham, Pam
11:2014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
36514234Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/06/2024Tinsley, Peter
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098AdultLolling about in the water about 100m from the beach
36429033Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/06/2024Hogben, Amy
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36315825Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/06/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36315673Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36314425Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the 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
29368954
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W04/02/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
29368954
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W04/02/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28883699
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28883699
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
21904328
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.131W10/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
21904328
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.131W10/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40358181
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.715N, 1.966W07/03/2025Fernandes, Jo Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingAbsolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained
40017429
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W18/01/2025Palmer, Karen No seal in any photos it was camera shy but these pics show the conditions Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPopped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east
40017429
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W18/01/2025Palmer, Karen Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPopped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east
40017429
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W18/01/2025Palmer, Karen Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPopped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east
38110223
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 2.939W26/08/2024Morris, Kate Very small near CobbImage:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingThe seal was diving off the beach and would pop up occasionally. I just saw its head which at first I thought was a black Labrador dog!
37809224
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Burton, Susan Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14094DivingDiving down and coming up for a few minutes. We watched them for about half an hour. We didn’t realise there were 2 until they both came up at the same time. Sorry but didn’t get photo of them both & phone camera not very good.
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
32176194
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W06/08/2023Darby, Scott Image:Local11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32176194
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W06/08/2023Darby, Scott Image:Local11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32176194
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W06/08/2023Darby, Scott Image:Local11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32176194
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W06/08/2023Darby, Scott Image:Local11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
25043839
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W30/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLarger, paler-coloured female was pregnant
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