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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
35332990Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ31/03/2024Westerby, Allen
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute, dived for about a minute and bottled again for about 30 seconds before repeating. It covered about 100m in 5 minutes.
35314860Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/03/2024Pugh-Jones, Simon
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThey were watching us watching them
35261987Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/03/2024Fowler, Alice
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35258323Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingHeading west
35258306Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35027051Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ20/02/2024Hatcher, Julie
14:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35026566Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:2514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35026560Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:1014088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35026313Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34840807Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34815726Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ12/02/2024Lee, Ian
13:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultCaught very large fish in plain sight. Viewed clearly through 20x50 binoculars.
34659921Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/01/2024Applin, John
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/01/2024Applin, John
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34405927Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh
07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
33647016Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/10/2023Flann, Vikki
10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
33637210Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2023Harper, Patrick
14088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33637209Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2023Crome, Vanessa
12:3214088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33584596Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584583Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584468Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingOne seal was feeding on a ballan 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
41435165
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435165
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41066104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.457W20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy Image:Local15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987198
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.713N, 1.886W14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola I have a video that's clearer but can't attach that here.Image:Local14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
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
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
40386295
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386239
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.460W15/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386209
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W30/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385773
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W09/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385738
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W03/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385738
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W03/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385628
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.522N, 2.442W06/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
40383678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383561
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W18/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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