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
16910530Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6702/08/2020Gillespie, Iain
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas very calm and could be approached with no signs of issue. Some passers by even pet it
14390681Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY4922/06/2020Wakefield, Ruth
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114093Bottling/resting in the water
14064649Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8707/06/2020Martin, Louise
10:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14094, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, Swimming - travellingIt appeared in the sea approximately 10 m out just as we came down to the beach. It seemed curious about us. We stood still for about 10 minutes watching while he swam back and forth. We left when he came ashore about 100 m down the beach. He? was quite dark but not as big as an adult. We think he was about 1.2-1.5m long
13324690Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0902/05/2020preen, lloyd
07:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
13207619Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6613/04/2020Hodgson, Sarah
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingTravelling north following the coast
12901389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0009889225/02/2020Tinsley, Peter
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10220159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9822/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah
09:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
9808938Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0712/04/2019Ford, Maggie
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
9660904Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6622/03/2019Hodgson, Sarah
15:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
8022866Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6630/09/2018Christopher, Andrew
11:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
7056961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0081868327/06/2018Clark, A
13:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
7051168Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6788684325/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer
14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
6981072Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9819/06/2018Morley, Philip
11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded
6894824Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0818/05/2018Ford, Maggie
20:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
6893009Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY4906/06/2018Elms, Sarah
19:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092Feeding
6624250Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6710/04/2018Garrett, Colin
16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
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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 Seal age term ID Seal age term Behaviour term ID Behaviour term Other behaviour notes
40386935
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.514N, 2.459W06/03/2025Hodgson, SarahImage:Local10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386358
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W03/01/2025Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386358
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W03/01/2025Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W21/12/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W21/12/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386239
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.515N, 2.460W15/12/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386209
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W30/11/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local15:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385773
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W09/11/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40385738
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W03/11/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385738
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.519N, 2.460W03/11/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385628
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.522N, 2.442W06/10/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385627
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W05/10/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local14:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385627
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W05/10/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local14:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40385625
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.514N, 2.458W05/10/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingEating a large wrasse
40384405
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W29/09/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough214098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40384359
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W29/08/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local14:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40384289
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W12/08/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local19:3014089Within 1km114098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40384289
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W12/08/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local19:3014089Within 1km114098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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