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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
38673450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ28/09/2024Burge, Andrew
14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38670869Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/06/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:3514088Within 100m114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38664335Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY28/09/2024Dibben, Gordon
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
38656671Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY28/09/2024Hernaman, Jennie
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
38618320Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalST24/09/2024Rumble, Georgina
17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14095Diving, PorpoisingIt would pop it's head up for about 10 seconds, have a look around then dive back under. Amazing!!
38617084Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY24/09/2024townley, stephen
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, DivingI was on my kayak and he was looking at me coming close then diving to go behind me. Took video
38589382Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
38577956Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/09/2024Gallagher, Toni
08:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14074Calm214105Swimming - travelling
38555740Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ20/09/2024Lance, Andy
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38519245Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/09/2024Hall, Jonathan
19:0014088Within 100m14075Choppy114101Not recordedSwam very close to me and remained in area surfacing regularly.
38411254Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ10/09/2024Sheil, Kayleigh
19:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult
38323724Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/09/2024Mc Donnell, Kevin
18:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingPaused to watch me swimming, dived, resurfaced to watch me, came a little close as I backed off and exited the water and then it swam away.
38295814Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1062910403/09/2024Davies, Elizabeth
18:3014070Sunny14074Calm1
38258961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ2382927331/08/2024Gale, Emma
15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38254008Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY3408918202/08/2024Rodin, Deborah
06:2014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenileVery inquisitive still towards early morning swimmers…if ignored going to other swimmers
38212756Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3659929830/08/2024Whitehead, Jo
13:0014070Sunny14074Calm114093Bottling/resting in the waterWatching people swimming and paddle boarding. Hung around for about an hour, seemed to like being around people on paddle boards.
38175836Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ29/08/2024Williams, Donald
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
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.
38110658Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/08/2024Hogben, Amy
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterCouldn't get good enough view to be confident on species! but hung around from around 10am until late afternoon.
38110223Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3382914626/08/2024Morris, Kate
11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not 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!
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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
32007906
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W29/07/2023Buxton, Michael Grey seal Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterRepeated bottling
37715090
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.995W06/08/2024Walker, Matt Grey seal? Image:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 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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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17926377
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.633N, 2.338W27/09/2020Prior, David Grey seal with fishImage:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingCatching fish 10 to 15m out from beach below Ringstead village. Came in to about 5m from beach a couple of times. We observed it for approx 10 minutes before it swam off westwards.
36910791
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, Donald HappyImage:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
38099255
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.674N, 2.133W25/08/2024Mason, Laura Have a videoImage:Local19:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam
32703867
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.591N, 2.004W24/08/2023yawetz, D I have another on my camera but neither are great Image:Local19:1914088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingreally call night, they were slowly travelling up the coast and diving and looking at us. Maybe hunting in the seaweed.
38618320
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.942N, 2.573W24/09/2024Rumble, Georgina I have a video but it won't let me upload itImage:Local17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14095Diving, PorpoisingIt would pop it's head up for about 10 seconds, have a look around then dive back under. Amazing!!
40987198
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.713N, 1.886W14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola I have a video that's clearer but can't attach that here.Image:Local14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
38589382
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.725N, 1.994W22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm It was clearer with naked eye and barely surfaced just to keep snout out.Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
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
40017429
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W18/01/2025Palmer, Karen No seal in any photos it was camera shy but these pics show the conditions Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPopped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east
21256381
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
36910791
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W06/07/2024Williams, Donald On stony island Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm2
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven playing in the shallow breakwater as we sat on the beachImage: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 recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 1Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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