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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
9808938Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/04/2019Ford, Maggie
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
26989585Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/07/2022Williams, Rob
10:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092, 14094, 14095, 14105Feeding, Diving, Porpoising, Swimming - travellingVery inquisitive of us on paddleboards; followed us along inside of harbour wall as far as abandoned buildings: seemed playful but did not approach more than 5 metres. Seen hunting and eating a fish.
40419390Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/03/2025Chick, Malcolm
09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingSubmerged travelling northwards for approx. 100 metres
40049309Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ22/01/2025alders, richard
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travelling
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.
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.
21553676Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/07/2021Hudd, Wendy
20:1514089Within 1km14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingLooked like it was observing the men fishing from the cliff edge
38589382Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
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
33584468Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingOne seal was feeding on a ballan wrasse
21650959Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21650887Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY15/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
09:2314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
21201389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/07/2021Isaacs, Tracey
08:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
20089507Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/11/2020Denchfield, Hannah
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
18812423Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ21/01/2021Simmons, Adrian
09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingThe Seal was catching Common Bream where the River Avon flows into the harbour, then drifting downstream while eating, before swimming back for another. I saw it eat 3 one day and 1 on another. It was also seen at Christchurch Quay on either 23/01 or 24/01 with a Salmon.
41465141Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY23/04/2025Theisen, Lisa
19:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
41014739Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY16/04/2025Cradock, Jessica
17:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386935Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386358Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the 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
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 2Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 1Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 2Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33252755
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 1Image:Local15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33238990
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult
33238976
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.450W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238976
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.450W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238966
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238966
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238918
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238918
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local15:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33115650
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W21/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
33115650
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W21/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
33115650
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W21/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
33043104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.628N, 2.439W15/09/2023Elize, Shannon Image:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
32703867
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.591N, 2.004W24/08/2023yawetz, D I have another on my camera but neither are great Image:Local19:1914088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingreally call night, they were slowly travelling up the coast and diving and looking at us. Maybe hunting in the seaweed.
32582863
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.688N, 2.117W17/08/2023Munns, Lorraine Seal in river Piddle, WarehamImage:Local11:3014070Sunny14074Calm1Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir.
32525337
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.689N, 2.704W16/08/2023Copp, Jacqui Image:Local19:1614088Within 100m14070Sunny114105Swimming - travelling
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