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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
41461597Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah
14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve
11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40384229Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/08/2024Hodgson, Sarah
10:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383678Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah
19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36310794Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
18:4514088Within 100m114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35440398Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStayed all day.
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
33238966Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32121393Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32118516Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/07/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
32104064Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY02/08/2023Westerby, Allen
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWe observed the seal for about 20 minutes on and off as the water was rising. She lay with her head and tail raised. By the time that we left, she was nearly half covered.
31839662Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY19/07/2023Westerby, Allen
20:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe seal was observed bottling for about 3 minutes as we passed by.
30013644Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
29638365Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/03/2023Buxton, Michael
17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
29564616Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/03/2023Buxton, Michael
17:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28362796Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28360228Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/05/2022Hodgson, Sarah
16:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28359752Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY6826735013/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:2014070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
27399195Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY24/07/2022Smith, Mel
20:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterPeople annoying it and getting too close!!! Coming in and out of the water.
24675296Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY29/03/2022Westerby, Allen
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal approached us in our kayaks and followed us for about 200 metres. Diving every minute or so and re-appearing close by. It remained in contact for about 10 minutes. The other seal was slightly larger, but remained at a distance of about 100 metres. They did not appear to be feeding.
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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
28359752
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.560N, 2.449W13/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2014070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
22560255
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.276W09/10/2021Hawkins, Paige Image:Local11:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingInterested in people!
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.276W09/10/2021Suliani, Carmela Image:Local16:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStretching, flapping tail flipper now and then, looking around and closing eyes.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W30/07/2021Ashby, Ian On it's left side, avoiding the waterImage:Local12:4514071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 2.784W28/04/2021Holt, Jane Image:Local14071Cloudy14074Calm114091, 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.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.711N, 2.770W02/03/2021Myall, Sancha Image:Local08:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
19441846
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.711N, 2.770W02/03/2021Myall, Sancha Image:Local08:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
18273251
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.695N, 2.023W30/11/2020 Image:Local10:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultClimbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal.
18273251
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.695N, 2.023W30/11/2020 Image:Local10:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultClimbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal.
18273251
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.695N, 2.023W30/11/2020 Image:Local10:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultClimbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal.
18273251
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.695N, 2.023W30/11/2020 Image:Local10:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultClimbed on to paddleboard Swam along behind my board as I paddled. Played in shallow water when I landed on shore in attempt to put space between myself and the seal.
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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
18092045
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.769W22/10/2020Snowdon, Hayley Image:Local14:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked like it may have wanted to haul put but too many people
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.592N, 2.064W24/09/2020Johnson, Leigh Common seal sighting in Chapmans pool. Seals head up above the surface before diving down. poor photImage:Local17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingRepeatedly dived and then popping up, before diving down again. Started in calm bay before going further into open ocean.
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17414331
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.636N, 2.397W14/08/2020Porter, Richard EweleazeImage:Local17:4014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
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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
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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
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