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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
22576308Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/10/2021Bartlett, Dan
10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
22571484Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/10/2021wicker, carly
11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098AdultVery inquisitive, and happy to be around so many people
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!
22559546Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8059803009/10/2021Suliani, Carmela
16:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStretching, flapping tail flipper now and then, looking around and closing eyes.
22550319Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/10/2021Hesketh, Anusha
11:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
22028929Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/08/2021Palmer, Vivienne
16:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
22004522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY21/09/2021Palmer, Hannah
11:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
21997107Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY14/08/2021phillips, Becky
14088Within 100m14070Sunny214104Mixed14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
21996691Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/09/2021Lewis, Jane
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
21971600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/09/2021Gyde, Jon
16:0714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
21958496Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah
17:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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
21586768Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/08/2021Williams, Gill
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
21546432Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021Prakash, Nicola
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultVery interested in humans. Was tagged. Several people reported it to one of the marine wildlife charities who were aware of him coming into the beach
21539911Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
21539827Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21539762Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21534533Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021patience, stuart
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
21407859Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/08/2021Wyatt, ANDREW
16:4514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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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
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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
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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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