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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
25712353Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/06/2022Trewhella, Matt
20:3314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
25065482Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/05/2022Dru, H
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
25001731Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
15:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
24991191Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ24/04/2022
16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
24974401Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/04/2022Tipton Hughes, Mrs Charlotte
13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
24203229Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ02/03/2022Paxton, Melissa
11:2014088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterWatched the seal bobbing in the water for about 30 seconds.
24142389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/02/2022Young, Dan
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingVery choppy sea conditions.
23571399Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/01/2022Pike, Debbie
12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSwam close to shore bobbing around then hauled itself onto beach for approx 2 mins before swimming under water and away towards brown sea/Poole
23380758Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/12/2021Cook, Steve
11:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
23174599Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ22/11/2021Ross, Shirley
12:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114105Swimming - travellingJust below surface Stopped to look around Swam on
22775297Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/10/2021
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14093Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the waterInteracting with humans, seemed very accustomed
22560255Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8053802309/10/2021Hawkins, Paige
11:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingInterested in people!
21918718Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/09/2021Finch, Em
12:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
21904323Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah
15:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
21746068Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/08/2021Greswell, Emily
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21650887Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
09:2314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21534533Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021patience, stuart
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
21360200Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/08/2021Welham, Kate
14:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterVery close (~10m) to the beach looking at the swimmers.
21215114Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ27/07/2021Husseyin, Yvonne
11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21182435Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/07/2021Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterFirst seen interacting with a diver.
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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
38837683
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.400N, 3.514W05/10/2024Thomas, Marilyn Image:Local17:4814089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm1
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal sighted off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 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.)
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal fishing off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 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.)
37792320
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.501N, 2.455W10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37791325
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.501N, 2.455W10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
30873385
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
30873385
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
30873385
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
30873385
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.504N, 2.461W14/06/2023O'Connor, Jane Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultThe seal was calm, remaining in one place, seemingly sleepy as it was yawning constantly and intermittenly opening and shutting its eyes as if resting. I am not familiar with some of the behaviour terms listed so I can't tick this box. We watched it for about an hour, and it was still there an hour later.
19427722
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.455W27/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterDrifting along with the tide
19427722
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.455W27/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterDrifting along with the tide
19427722
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.455W27/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterDrifting along with the tide
21586768
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.456W12/08/2021Williams, Gill Image:Local15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
21586768
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.456W12/08/2021Williams, Gill Image:Local15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
40017429
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W18/01/2025Palmer, Karen Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPopped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east
40017429
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W18/01/2025Palmer, Karen Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPopped up briefly then disappeared under the water. Travelled along the coast line towards the east
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
38656671
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W28/09/2024Hernaman, Jennie Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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