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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
36311317Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214102Male14099Mixed group14091, 14093, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSmaller seal was hauled, then spooked by larger adult
36310665Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36186235Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0401870421/05/2024Young, Henry
06:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092Feeding
36173682Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ29/05/2024Roadnight, Rod
03:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded
36093896Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica
08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
36015279Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY7994803020/05/2024monaghan, paul
15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36010681Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/05/2024Hawkins, Katie
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35903406Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ13/05/2024Bell, Sally
13:5314089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingVery proud of the large flat fish-?plaice it had caught
35899165Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/05/2024Webb, Sean
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35863899Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/05/2024Parratt, Andrew
16:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDef an animal, pretty sure a seal. Many people commented. Unable to upload pic, errors out.
35855638Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0714088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
35848136Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ10/05/2024Barnett, Charmaine
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35807801Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY06/05/2024Myres, Peter
12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm2
35723087Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY7992804203/05/2024Marshall, Neil
16:3014070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35668541Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/04/2024Applin, John
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14094Diving
35440453Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out on the shoreline. As the tide came in and started splashing the pup it went into the sea and swam off - travelling north.
35440298Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/04/2024Scarlett, Laura
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingLooked like a large bull. Big black head. Curiously observed us then swam west towards Eype
35435403Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/04/2024B, Kim
19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy314101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, Porpoising
35384709Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/04/2024Durling, Annabel
11:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, DivingGetting cross and distressed at people getting too close, showing teeth and charging
35382132Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/04/2024Heath, Sarah
11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - 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
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah FiverImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah JuvenileImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah JuvenileImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah FiverImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 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
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
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
41434954
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W13/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0614088Within 100m314101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41434954
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W13/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0614088Within 100m314101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41434598
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
41434598
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
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
41432678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 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
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