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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
38212756Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY3659929830/08/2024Whitehead, Jo
13:0014070Sunny14074Calm114093Bottling/resting in the waterWatching people swimming and paddle boarding. Hung around for about an hour, seemed to like being around people on paddle boards.
38126409Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/08/2024Guy, Esther
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHe was bobbing along with the current, we could see his head with his nose pointing to the sky. Now and then he would turn his head to look at us on the shore. I walked along the beach as the tide carried him gently towards Portland.
38110658Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/08/2024Hogben, Amy
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterCouldn't get good enough view to be confident on species! but hung around from around 10am until late afternoon.
37950245Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/08/2024Hubble, Julie
12:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37871924Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/08/2024Quillan, Kelly
13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37819664Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY11/08/2024Harris, Abby
17:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114093Bottling/resting in the waterKept bobbing up in the same place. 10 minute intervals. Came up 3 times.
37792320Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37791325Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37788842Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ10/08/2024Fairley, Emma
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterWe have been here all day. It's remained here popping up every 10 mins.
37770007Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/08/2024Watkin, Steve
13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterTwo taking turns diving and resting
37663369Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY03/07/2024Winkle, Ian
16:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterIt appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast.
37350659Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/07/2024Nelson, Louise
08:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterFirst time we have seen a grey seal around Portland - a very large, solitary adult male that was bottling at the surface and occasionally dove down, presumably to forage. Sea was milky / bad visibility and some churn but not too choppy.
37211131Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9968768502/07/2024Baverstock, Karl
11:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36753284Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Barker, Ben
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
36608091Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/06/2024Ellis, Mark
17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36593419Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Diserens, Tara
15:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterIn Chapman's Pool
36573348Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Martingale, Louise
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterHead bobbing and and out of water for about 5 minutes. Swan away then came back to the same spot about 10 minutes later
36565981Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Cunningham, Pam
11:2014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
36429033Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/06/2024Hogben, Amy
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36315673Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Seal was trying to play with the dog and made contact Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Behind the brown dogImage:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20536252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.707N, 1.904W02/05/2021Jowett, Jane Enlarged.Image:Local16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole
20534028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.569N, 2.447W31/05/2021Hatcher, Julie By Steve TrewhellaImage:Local12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094DivingPlaying with divers
20519434
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.704N, 2.743W30/05/2021Sensurucu, Krista Image:Local12:1414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20314891
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.723N, 1.741W01/05/2021Henegan, Julie Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20297515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 2.784W28/04/2021Holt, Jane Image:Local14071Cloudy14074Calm114091, 14094, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThis seal came to within a foot of the shoreline where both myself and my dog were taken by surprise. It was very inquisitive and I thought it was going to come out of the water. I was struggling with my dog and then it swam off on the direction of Charmouth coming up a few more times along the foreshore.
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20221620
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.690N, 2.705W14/04/2021White, Daniel Image:Local15:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLethargic, didn’t take fish from fisherman, unbothered by close proximity of people.
20221160
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W14/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm314102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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