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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
37553062Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY8128800331/07/2024
17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
37428056Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/07/2024Brooks, Adam
10:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingI was swimming from Eype to Seatown when a large male repeatedly bumped me from below, emerged alongside me and bit/nibbled at my ankles and feet. This continued for around 15 mins causing me to change route and head inland between the two points if headland . It followed me in but did not come ashore with me.
37212711Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/07/2024Atherton, Andrew
21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingThe Seal followed us for about 15 minutes- it appeared inquisitive about us, and came to within 2 metres of us, on the surface most of the time (it approached us)
37176450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY5372868719/07/2024Cudlipp, Jackie
11:4514070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
37163194Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/07/2024Bird, Dave
06:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
37156114Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY18/07/2024
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
36625576Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ13/06/2024Sanders, Ben
07:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
36594840Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/06/2024Atherton, Andrew
20:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal came to investigate our kayak group
36311330Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading south towards the Bill
36296839Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/06/2024Koester, Kim
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSurfaced among the boats, and swam out with the tidal flow
35440298Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/04/2024Scarlett, Laura
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingLooked like a large bull. Big black head. Curiously observed us then swam west towards Eype
35358343Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ10/04/2024Pantling, Linda
10:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
35258323Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingHeading west
34461967Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY31/12/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
33657608Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/10/2023Adams, Lucy
13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14077Very rough114105Swimming - travelling
33647016Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/10/2023Flann, Vikki
10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
33253435Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
10:2014088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
33086231Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/09/2023Edwards, Rosie
11:2014088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14078Stormy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHead came up looked around and resurfaced
33042280Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/09/2023Hunter, Katie
13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
32769607Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ01/09/2023Heathcote, Zoe
18:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingCame to surface , head above water, tracked east for 40 seconds then dived
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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
27589180
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.153W08/08/2022Abbott, Caroline Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterIt sat on the ledge we had left shoes on while we went for a swim so we had to go within 10m to collect the shoes and it seemed to enjoy watching us very relaxed. Stayed there till the tide came in.
27589180
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.153W08/08/2022Abbott, Caroline Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterIt sat on the ledge we had left shoes on while we went for a swim so we had to go within 10m to collect the shoes and it seemed to enjoy watching us very relaxed. Stayed there till the tide came in.
27589180
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.153W08/08/2022Abbott, Caroline Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterIt sat on the ledge we had left shoes on while we went for a swim so we had to go within 10m to collect the shoes and it seemed to enjoy watching us very relaxed. Stayed there till the tide came in.
33657608
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W29/10/2023Adams, Lucy Do have a video alsoImage:Local13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14077Very rough114105Swimming - travelling
40307398
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.994W27/02/2025Adams, Martin Image:Local07:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingIt has been present the last 3 days, and was up the PC World Drain/Fleets Channel Tuesday & Wednesday. Seen Tuesday eating fish at the top of the PC World Drain by Paul Morton. Unusual in Holes Bay North More photos on Twitter and Bluesky with DWT tagged
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
37212711
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.587N, 2.467W04/07/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingThe Seal followed us for about 15 minutes- it appeared inquisitive about us, and came to within 2 metres of us, on the surface most of the time (it approached us)
37212711
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.587N, 2.467W04/07/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingThe Seal followed us for about 15 minutes- it appeared inquisitive about us, and came to within 2 metres of us, on the surface most of the time (it approached us)
37212711
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.587N, 2.467W04/07/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingThe Seal followed us for about 15 minutes- it appeared inquisitive about us, and came to within 2 metres of us, on the surface most of the time (it approached us)
37212711
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.587N, 2.467W04/07/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingThe Seal followed us for about 15 minutes- it appeared inquisitive about us, and came to within 2 metres of us, on the surface most of the time (it approached us)
36594840
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.594N, 2.430W20/06/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local20:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal came to investigate our kayak group
36594840
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.594N, 2.430W20/06/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local20:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal came to investigate our kayak group
36594840
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.594N, 2.430W20/06/2024Atherton, Andrew Image:Local20:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal came to investigate our kayak group
17732600
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.717N, 1.775W28/08/2020Ball, Abigail Image:Local20:2814088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwimming then curious so travelled onto land to see myself and my dog. I have a video if needed in addition to the above photos.
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