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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
27255087Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/07/2022Slocombe, Tom
15:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recordedGetting very close to swimmers, surfers and canoes, as well as getting within 2 meters of the shore. Seemed very inquisitive, following swimmer and canoes very closely. Apparently unusual to have them this close accord to rangers. Swimmers were advised to leave the water (with little effect) when the seal appeared. And dog owners were told to not allow their dogs into the water (also with little effect!). Unsure of species, seemed smaller than a grey and my videos are poor for me to identify.
18396197Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3451923419/12/2020Lewis, Julia
10:3014071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14092FeedingGoing with the current, eating on its back
36751618Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Smith, Jacki
14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily popping head up and people watching.
39770596Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/12/2024Hurst, Matt
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily swimming around Lytchett Bay. Coming close to shore and diving down / swimming.
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.
8041121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with 4 common seals)
8040841Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low-tide with a common seal
8040763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide with a grey seal (recorded separately)
8041082Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm414104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with one grey seal)
36573348Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Martingale, Louise
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHead bobbing and and out of water for about 5 minutes. Swan away then came back to the same spot about 10 minutes later
33086231Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/09/2023Edwards, Rosie
11:2014088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14078Stormy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHead came up looked around and resurfaced
8594537Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
14:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading in a south westerly direction
18224831Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading north along the coast
18243433Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading south towards Portland Bill
36311330Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading south towards the Bill
35258323Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingHeading west
17719167Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/08/2020Sanger, Sarah
11:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114105Swimming - travellingHe really surprised us as he came up out of nowhere, he was very playful and friendly but we didn't touch him and came out of the water as soon as possible. I think he liked my wetsuit and was 'headbutting' and nudging me.
38126409Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/08/2024Guy, Esther
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHe was bobbing along with the current, we could see his head with his nose pointing to the sky. Now and then he would turn his head to look at us on the shore. I walked along the beach as the tide carried him gently towards Portland.
20780969Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/06/2021
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHe was watching us, following us as we were coasteering and popping his head out occasionally to say hello
39644631Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0265905311/12/2024Linehan, Natalie
14:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14094DivingI could see the seal in the harbour swimming and then it dived down (I assuming it was fishing)
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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 recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY24989123/03/2024Ladyman, Oli 100m off shore travelling west Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingChecking out the fisherman on shore . Diving and travelling . My first sighting ever hope this helps
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 2.936W19/04/2019Higgins, Claire 11.36am 19th April 19Image:Local08:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSeal was still on the pontoon when we returned from the boat trip at 11.30am but had moved along a little and had a flipper in the water.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin 1st SealImage:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin 1st Seal within twenty metres of the shore.Image:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin 2nd Seal further outImage:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 2.936W19/04/2019Higgins, Claire 8.35am 19th April 19Image:Local08:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSeal was still on the pontoon when we returned from the boat trip at 11.30am but had moved along a little and had a flipper in the water.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.761W08/12/2023Martin, Ella Also for 2 videos but relatively far back Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, Donald Another Seal swimming inImage:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Behind the brown dogImage:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.606N, 1.948W26/12/2020Denton, Nell Boxing Day 2020Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not 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 mammal50.569N, 2.447W31/05/2021Hatcher, Julie By Steve TrewhellaImage:Local12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094DivingPlaying with divers
35407333
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY6975710014/04/2024Rogers, Ashley Church Ope Cove, PortlandImage:Local13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSleeping, until a woman with a dog allowed it to have a sniff !
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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.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven curious enough to even try coming ashore towards us and so we had to back up the beach/cove to give Image:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterbottling at far northern end of cove , close to the shallow break water almost on waters edge when we noticed him/her. as we sat and watched, seal swam across the cove towards us( we were sat taking in the views on the southern end of the cove) then came ashore, seemed curious to investigate what we were, then turned and returned to the water as we got up to back away and give if space
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W29/10/2023Adams, Lucy Do have a video alsoImage:Local13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14077Very rough114105Swimming - travelling
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.707N, 1.904W02/05/2021Jowett, Jane Enlarged.Image:Local16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole
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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 mammal50.637N, 2.397W14/08/2020Porter, Richard Eweleaze beachImage:Local17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAllowed children to pet in shallow water - not clear if sick
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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
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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
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