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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
40787847Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/04/2025Mustard, Abi
19:3314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40485718Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/03/2025Kerr, Lacey
16:5714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1Popped their head above the water, then dove under
40439120Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/03/2025Seabrook, John
17:0014088Within 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.)
40419390Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/03/2025Chick, Malcolm
09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingSubmerged travelling northwards for approx. 100 metres
40386935Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386838Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
09:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40386747Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/02/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:5014088Within 100m114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40386445Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386358Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386209Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
15:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385781Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385773Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385738Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385683Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:0014088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult
40385628Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385627Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY05/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah
14:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385625Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY05/10/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingEating a large wrasse
40384405Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2024Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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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
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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
40307398
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.994W27/02/2025Adams, Martin Image:Local07:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingIt has been present the last 3 days, and was up the PC World Drain/Fleets Channel Tuesday & Wednesday. Seen Tuesday eating fish at the top of the PC World Drain by Paul Morton. Unusual in Holes Bay North More photos on Twitter and Bluesky with DWT tagged
39767558
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.570N, 2.419W26/12/2024Hale, Alan Image:Local09:0014073Mist/fog14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, FeedingCalling out. Barking + a howling-type sound.
38295814
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.851W03/09/2024Davies, Elizabeth Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm1
38258961
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.664W31/08/2024Gale, Emma Image:Local15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38258961
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.664W31/08/2024Gale, Emma Image:Local15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38258961
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.664W31/08/2024Gale, Emma Image:Local15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
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!
36186235
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.683N, 1.945W21/05/2024Young, Henry Image:Local06:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092Feeding
36015279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.285W20/05/2024monaghan, paul Image:Local15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35273483
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl Image:Local10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.688N, 2.117W17/08/2023Munns, Lorraine Seal in river Piddle, WarehamImage:Local11:3014070Sunny14074Calm1Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir.
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