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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
21105649Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/07/2021Hodgson, Sarah
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
18247028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas bottling then moved off towards Portland Bill
18242586Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
14413113Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/06/2020Cole, Matthew
14:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingPopped up around us a few times and then started playing by splashing and spinning in water next to us
8040961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne was bottling for a while then they both appeared to head out into Lyme Bay
7167211Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/07/2018Tolley, Ben
22:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
6964322Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/06/2018Britt, Anthony
13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas travelling westwards along the line of the beach, approx 20m offshore, and seemed to stop at every group of beach fishermen for a few moments, then carry on.
39644631Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0265905311/12/2024Linehan, Natalie
14:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14094DivingI could see the seal in the harbour swimming and then it dived down (I assuming it was fishing)
38110223Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3382914626/08/2024Morris, Kate
11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingThe seal was diving off the beach and would pop up occasionally. I just saw its head which at first I thought was a black Labrador dog!
37987982Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/08/2024Rodin, Deborah
06:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14094DivingFirst sighting appeared playful …I was swimming crawl and only noticed when coming up for air - stayed near me diving under…I swam to shore and even when on shore it popped it head up to look at me
37819299Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ11/08/2024Lock, Wayne
14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
37809224Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ11/08/2024Burton, Susan
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14094DivingDiving down and coming up for a few minutes. We watched them for about half an hour. We didn’t realise there were 2 until they both came up at the same time. Sorry but didn’t get photo of them both & phone camera not very good.
36784486Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY02/07/2024Hurry, Graeme
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDiving, lying on its back.
36175401Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ30/05/2024Brown, Steve
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14099Mixed group14094Diving
35942827Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/05/2024Benton, Barry
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114094DivingUnable to distinguish precise species and sex due to distance. Was unsure at first due to slightly choppy sea surface but definitely identified as a ‘seal’ through binoculars! Unfortunately unable to capture an image.
35863899Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/05/2024Parratt, Andrew
16:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDef an animal, pretty sure a seal. Many people commented. Unable to upload pic, errors out.
35668541Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/04/2024Applin, John
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14094Diving
35322715Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/03/2024Ladyman, Oli
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingChecking out the fisherman on shore . Diving and travelling . My first sighting ever hope this helps
35186722Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ22/03/2024Thompson, Peter
13:4514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm214099Mixed group14094Diving
32137361Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY04/08/2023CARTER, ROBERT
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingDiving then reappearing with 3 to 4 minute gaps. Appeared to be feeding on unknown prey. It was 100 metres off shore, visible for 2 hours or more
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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
29171288
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.687N, 2.025W04/01/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W11/12/2022Taylor, David Image:Local15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28883699
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28806214
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28806214
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven curious enough to even try coming ashore towards us and so we had to back up the beach/cove to give Image:Local10:3014088Within 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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven playing in the shallow breakwater as we sat on the beachImage:Local10:3014088Within 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
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven Image:Local10:3014088Within 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
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven Image:Local10:3014088Within 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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.516N, 2.453W12/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362804
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.456W08/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362796
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.548N, 2.417W04/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28362763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362657
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W02/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:0514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362657
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W02/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:0514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362633
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W24/08/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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