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
7910028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9709/09/2018Tinsley, Peter
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterPopped up for a few seconds every minute or so, seemed to be watching people on the beach
8019354Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9828/09/2018Shaw, Martin
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8022866Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6630/09/2018Christopher, Andrew
11:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
8040723Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9808/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah
08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
8040763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9820/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide with a grey seal (recorded separately)
8040841Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9820/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low-tide with a common seal
8040961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6625/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne was bottling for a while then they both appeared to head out into Lyme Bay
8041022Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6616/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared to be resting in the water - surfacing and diving in the exact same spot
8041082Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9820/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm414104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with one grey seal)
8041121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9820/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with 4 common seals)
8041137Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6608/08/2018Hodgson, Sarah
11:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8041177Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6623/09/2018Hodgson, Sarah
15:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8052052Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ2083919405/10/2018Wells, Diane
12:1514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
8562954Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6615/10/2018Hodgson, Sarah
16:4214088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8588670Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6712/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
17:1614088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterVery exhausted & underweight grey seal pup.
8594537Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6609/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
14:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading in a south westerly direction
8600767Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6615/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
12:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8686831Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6605/12/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
9234691Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0723/02/2019Scotney, Adan
16:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingFloating in water, watching climbers. Swam away after a minute.
9660904Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6622/03/2019Hodgson, Sarah
15:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
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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 Seal age term ID Seal age term Behaviour term ID Behaviour term Other behaviour notes
35322715
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammalSY24989123/03/2024Ladyman, Oli100m off shore travelling west Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114098Adult14094DivingChecking out the fisherman on shore . Diving and travelling . My first sighting ever hope this helps
9832814
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.720N, 2.936W19/04/2019Higgins, Claire11.36am 19th April 19Image:Local08:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled 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.
6624250
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin1st SealImage:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214093Bottling/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.
6624250
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin1st Seal within twenty metres of the shore.Image:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214093Bottling/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.
6624250
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin2nd Seal further outImage:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214093Bottling/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.
9832814
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.720N, 2.936W19/04/2019Higgins, Claire8.35am 19th April 19Image:Local08:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled 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.
34041128
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.719N, 1.761W08/12/2023Martin, EllaAlso for 2 videos but relatively far back Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
36910791
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, DonaldAnother Seal swimming inImage:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, JulieBehind the brown dogImage:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
18422499
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.606N, 1.948W26/12/2020Denton, NellBoxing Day 2020Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20534028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.569N, 2.447W31/05/2021Hatcher, JulieBy Steve TrewhellaImage:Local12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14094DivingPlaying with divers
35407333
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammalSY6975710014/04/2024Rogers, AshleyChurch Ope Cove, PortlandImage:Local13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSleeping, until a woman with a dog allowed it to have a sniff !
17909374
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.592N, 2.064W24/09/2020Johnson, LeighCommon seal sighting in Chapmans pool. Seals head up above the surface before diving down. poor photImage:Local17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingRepeatedly dived and then popping up, before diving down again. Started in calm bay before going further into open ocean.
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, stevencurious enough to even try coming ashore towards us and so we had to back up the beach/cove to give Image:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114098Adult14093Bottling/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
33657608
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W29/10/2023Adams, LucyDo have a video alsoImage:Local13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14077Very rough114105Swimming - travelling
20536252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.707N, 1.904W02/05/2021Jowett, JaneEnlarged.Image:Local16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114105Swimming - 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
17414331
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.636N, 2.397W14/08/2020Porter, RichardEweleazeImage:Local17:4014071Cloudy14074Calm114093Bottling/resting in the water
17415611
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.637N, 2.397W14/08/2020Porter, RichardEweleaze beachImage:Local17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAllowed children to pet in shallow water - not clear if sick
32007906
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W29/07/2023Buxton, MichaelGrey seal Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterRepeated bottling
37715090
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.705N, 2.995W06/08/2024Walker, MattGrey seal? Image:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the waterIt was moving up and down the beach regularly diving for a few minutes at a time. It would often bob around more then likely keeping an eye on us.
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