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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
40011409Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ18/01/2025Chase, Mitzi
12:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095Porpoising
40010707Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ18/01/2025Comer, David
11:0514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded
39929274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/12/2024Mason, Julie
11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
39771136Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/12/2024Byrnes, Stephanie
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13:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm314099Mixed group14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
39770596Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/12/2024Hurst, Matt
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily swimming around Lytchett Bay. Coming close to shore and diving down / swimming.
39767558Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY7045745926/12/2024Hale, Alan
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09:0014073Mist/fog14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, FeedingCalling out. Barking + a howling-type sound.
39644631Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0265905311/12/2024Linehan, Natalie
14:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14094DivingI could see the seal in the harbour swimming and then it dived down (I assuming it was fishing)
39207622Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/11/2024Mustard, Abi
14:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
39180299Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ15/11/2024Burman, Natalie
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16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094Feeding, DivingPopping out regularly to say hello and then diving
39153111Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY12/11/2024FOWLER, SUE
11:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded
39063104Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY02/11/2024Penny, Julie
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingWe saw the seal quite close to the shore swimming, and he /she had caught a fish, he/she was then swimming headed towards charmouth beach We thought that we were seeing things as it was the first time that we had seen a seal there. We wish we had taken a photo or video.
39035892Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ29/10/2024Hancock, Joe
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12:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38978004Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/10/2024Applin, John
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38894522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/10/2024Walker, Kyle
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
38837683Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSX05/10/2024Thomas, Marilyn
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17:4814089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm1
38836608Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ11/10/2024Jones, Caroline
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
38758324Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ06/10/2024Goddard, Nick
13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough314101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38724246Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/10/2024Bywater, Amelia
16:5114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterNot close enough to identify species level unfortunately
38673518Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY17/05/2024Burge, Andrew
12:0614089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38673450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ28/09/2024Burge, Andrew
14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/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
36311808
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W17/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36311808
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W17/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36311680
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.452W14/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36311366
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36311366
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36311330
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.521N, 2.460W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading south towards the Bill
36311317
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.460W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214102Male14099Mixed group14091, 14093, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSmaller seal was hauled, then spooked by larger adult
36311317
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.460W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214102Male14099Mixed group14091, 14093, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSmaller seal was hauled, then spooked by larger adult
36311317
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.460W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214102Male14099Mixed group14091, 14093, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSmaller seal was hauled, then spooked by larger adult
36311317
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.460W09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214102Male14099Mixed group14091, 14093, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSmaller seal was hauled, then spooked by larger adult
36310794
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W28/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4514088Within 100m114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36310794
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W28/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4514088Within 100m114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
36310665
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W27/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36310665
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W27/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36186235
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.683N, 1.945W21/05/2024Young, Henry Image:Local06:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092Feeding
36183316
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W30/05/2024Gazulla Murcia, Ruben Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute and then diving for a few minutes. Did this 4 times always reappearing almost at the same spot
36183316
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W30/05/2024Gazulla Murcia, Ruben Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute and then diving for a few minutes. Did this 4 times always reappearing almost at the same spot
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
35440453
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.549N, 2.417W18/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out on the shoreline. As the tide came in and started splashing the pup it went into the sea and swam off - travelling north.
35440425
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.452W17/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult
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