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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
28902045Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY11/12/2022Taylor, David
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28883699Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah
10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28806214Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah
13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28695696Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0110901609/11/2022Yeates, Ken
16:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSwimming with the falling tide towards Sandbanks. Head only in sight for a few minutes
28638638Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/11/2022wheater, steven
10:3014088Within 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
28531595Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ2186930624/10/2022Thompson, Christopher
18:0014071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingSmall seal joined us while we were surfing Monday evening, head popped out the water and just watched us for about 20mins just pasted the wave break.
28451239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/10/2022Taylor, Stephen
17:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
28404955Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
28404950Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAware of boat and dived as we approached but surfaced again when boat had gone by
28404915Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingViewed from boat so aware of our presence. Diving but popping up frequently to avoid getting too close to us.
28362813Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
18:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362804Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
17:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362796Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28362763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362657Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah
18:0514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362633Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/08/2022Hodgson, Sarah
11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362413Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/08/2022Hodgson, Sarah
15:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362314Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/07/2022Hodgson, Sarah
11:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28360433Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/06/2022Hodgson, Sarah
13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingOccasionally followed a kayaker who was surfing in the bay.
28360228Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/05/2022Hodgson, Sarah
16:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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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
8040723
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.686N, 2.024W08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
8040723
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.686N, 2.024W08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41066104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.457W20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy Image:Local15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
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
40289794
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.722N, 2.003W24/02/2025Bradley, Jack Image:Local16:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSun bathing on a jetski pod. The seal has been hanging out around here with multiple sightings recently.
40139793
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.671N, 1.941W03/02/2025Liddicoat, Amanda Image:Local14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
40139420
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.715N, 1.876W04/02/2025Mackenzie, Sally Image:Local12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40109633
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.636N, 2.422W01/02/2025Lavender, Sarah Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultNot my photo I was the swimmer. I was oblivious to the seal until I saw people onshore filming and gesticulating behind me. He/she was about 10 m away when I turned to look, Seemed like quite a large seal, dark in colour, quite a long muzzle, so I think it was a Grey. As soon as I swam away and got out of the water it swam off, so it was perhaps checking I wasn’t a threat, or just curious?
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
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
38664335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 2.772W28/09/2024Dibben, Gordon Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
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
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!!
38617084
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.710N, 2.046W24/09/2024townley, stephen Image:Local15:0014088Within 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
38519245
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.722N, 2.937W17/09/2024Hall, Jonathan Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14075Choppy114101Not recordedSwam very close to me and remained in area surfacing regularly.
38295814
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.851W03/09/2024Davies, Elizabeth Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm1
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
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