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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
36296839Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/06/2024Koester, Kim
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSurfaced among the boats, and swam out with the tidal flow
36184378Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/05/2024Walker, Marianne
19:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
35688286Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ02/05/2024Perriam, Anne
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWanting to see what people were doing Not worried by kayakers or sailors coming in to Swanage Sailing Club Stayed swimming around the bay by the sailing club for approx 15 minutes
21178345Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Davis May, Lorraine
19:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSeal came up close to paddleboard just off Brownsea Island,
20817184Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah
19:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
17788207Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0366834904/09/2020Rose, Phil
19:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingI was rowing an inflatable. Seal was very curious and friendly and swam round and under the boat for about 10 minutes. It popped up several times close by looking right at me and snorting. Swam under the boat back and forth sometimes upside down. It seemed to be playing
17564239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/08/2020Westerby, Allen
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterObserved from about 200m. The tide was flooding and a fair amount of the mudbanks were exposed. The larger seal was lying fairly still, with occasional head raises in the few minutes that we stopped to watch.The other seal was about 5 m away, slightly lower on the bank and was fairly still.
10816178Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/07/2019Symes, Josh
19:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
10723245Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/06/2019Halewood, Jonathan
19:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
6675665Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/04/2018Halewood, Jonathan
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40787847Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/04/2025Mustard, Abi
19:3314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383678Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah
19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
31417734Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ08/07/2023Hanak, Chris
19:4014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
17564163Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ19/08/2020Westerby, Allen
19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first seal we saw was about 150 metres away. She looked at us and swam down, reappearing about 50 metres away. We watched for about 10 minutes, with several sightings from 50m to 10m. The other seal, which looked a darker grey stayed at a distance of about 100 - 50m. She surfaced several times, staying at the surface for about 20 - 30 seconds each time.
40987513Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Wright, Alex
19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
36313219Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY23/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
19:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
30809277Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY07/06/2023Marchant, Tim
20:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
27649219Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9240871513/08/2022Semmler, Nicola
20:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingProbably fishing on incoming tide, think it was likely a common seal. Only seen when surfacing then disappeared.
23062572Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/11/2021Kuhnert, Jack
20:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterIt was dark so I couldn’t see it well, but it bobbed it’s head out of the water and I could hear the Seal breathing loudly through its nostrils, it then dived with a splash and I didn’t see it again
25043911Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
20:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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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
41461597
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W09/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
41438822
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41438822
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41438822
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41435085
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.133W17/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41433381
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.537N, 2.455W11/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432826
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W06/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:2014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432826
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W06/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:2014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal fishing off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal sighted off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40386935
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.459W06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
40386358
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W03/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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