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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
29171288Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY04/01/2023Hodgson, Sarah
14:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28902045Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY11/12/2022Taylor, David
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28883699Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah
10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28695696Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0110901609/11/2022Yeates, Ken
16:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSwimming with the falling tide towards Sandbanks. Head only in sight for a few minutes
28638638Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/11/2022wheater, steven
10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterbottling at far northern end of cove , close to the shallow break water almost on waters edge when we noticed him/her. as we sat and watched, seal swam across the cove towards us( we were sat taking in the views on the southern end of the cove) then came ashore, seemed curious to investigate what we were, then turned and returned to the water as we got up to back away and give if space
28531595Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ2186930624/10/2022Thompson, Christopher
18:0014071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingSmall seal joined us while we were surfing Monday evening, head popped out the water and just watched us for about 20mins just pasted the wave break.
28451239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/10/2022Taylor, Stephen
17:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
28404955Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
28404950Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAware of boat and dived as we approached but surfaced again when boat had gone by
28404915Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingViewed from boat so aware of our presence. Diving but popping up frequently to avoid getting too close to us.
28362813Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
18:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362633Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/08/2022Hodgson, Sarah
11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362314Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/07/2022Hodgson, Sarah
11:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28360155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY16/05/2022Hodgson, Sarah
10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28324960Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/10/2022Kidner, Simon
16:2314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingFishing
28319376Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammal~ 2.1N 50.6E08/10/2022Miles, Anna
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recordedWe could not see the seals but could clearly hear at least one, possibly two calling to each other sporadically for around 15minutes. We were stood on the cliff edge above chapmans pool and we’re too far away to confirm a sighting but believe the seals were along the shore line below the cliff
28312527Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/10/2022Biggs, George
13:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
28123589Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ18/09/2022Corbett, Mark
10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14105Swimming - travelling
27721401Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/08/2022Brown, Alison
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
27682448Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ15/08/2022Tonks, Daniel
17:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingVery close to coast, came up behind my fiance as we were in the sea for our evening swim.
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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
40386239
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.515N, 2.460W15/12/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local16:0514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/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 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 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 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/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 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/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 rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 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 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 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 1km114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40384289
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W12/08/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local19:3014089Within 1km114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40384229
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W02/08/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local10:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W31/07/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W31/07/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383606
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.518N, 2.460W28/07/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local18:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40383561
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W18/07/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383561
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W18/07/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383324
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.514N, 2.454W10/07/2024Hodgson, SarahImage:Local09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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