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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
35170333Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/03/2024Muir-Stokes, Lee
18:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
35027051Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ20/02/2024Hatcher, Julie
14:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35026566Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:2514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35026560Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:1014088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35026313Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35002159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6922746327/02/2024Goodman, Louise
11:0014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult
34961853Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/02/2024Haynes, Elizabeth
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingCame to see us swimming in the water. Swimming across the bay, eating fish. Diving.
34840807Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34840430Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/02/2024Long, Kate
16:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingSeagulls were tracking the seal, which caught my attention
34815726Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ12/02/2024Lee, Ian
13:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultCaught very large fish in plain sight. Viewed clearly through 20x50 binoculars.
34809380Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6848687507/02/2024Earing, Claire
14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34740557Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY06/02/2024Hamilton, Mike
08:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult
34659921Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/01/2024Applin, John
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/01/2024Applin, John
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34461967Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY31/12/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
34405927Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh
07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34342281Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/12/2023Humphries, Colin
13:2614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterSwam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal.
34041128Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ08/12/2023Martin, Ella
08:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
33889515Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY22/11/2023Taylor, David
08:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33871373Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY21/11/2023Taylor, Dave
09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of 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 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 mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Seal was trying to play with the dog and made contact Image: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 mammal50.620N, 1.955W06/05/2022Smith, Matthew Image:Local16:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095, 14105Diving, Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W03/04/2023Jeffery, Andrew Image:Local10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterCame out of water very close to people and travelled up the shingle to rest, unusually tolerant of people
22610317
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021Blakley, Laura Image:Local13:2214089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
22571484
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021wicker, carly Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
22571484
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021wicker, carly Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
22571484
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W09/10/2021wicker, carly Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
12918024
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.621N, 2.276W29/02/2020Crabb, Hugo Seal pup basking. Getting away from the choppy waters.Image:Local14089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterCalm, looked a little cold, rubbing face and stretching a lot, kind face, looked very happy, not bothered about humans at all
36093896
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.274W23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
36093896
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.274W23/05/2024Hernandez Domingo, Veronica Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked very calm, we could see only the head out and swam a bit in our direction but then went back bottling
22560255
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.276W09/10/2021Hawkins, Paige Image:Local11:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingInterested in people!
22559546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.276W09/10/2021Suliani, Carmela Image:Local16:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStretching, flapping tail flipper now and then, looking around and closing eyes.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W17/08/2023Khatun, Hafiza Image:Local18:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSeemed to love the attention.
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W17/08/2023Khatun, Hafiza Image:Local18:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSeemed to love the attention.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
22544714
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.622N, 2.277W08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
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
18818948
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.623N, 2.274W10/02/2021Johnson, Heather Image:Local13:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingSeemed very friendly!
27399195
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.624N, 2.444W24/07/2022Smith, Mel Image:Local20:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterPeople annoying it and getting too close!!! Coming in and out of the water.
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