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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
24142389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/02/2022Young, Dan
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingVery choppy sea conditions.
23737079Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY13/02/2022Rose, Angela
12:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14077Very rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
23473277Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/01/2022Bone, Sue
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
23174599Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ22/11/2021Ross, Shirley
12:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114105Swimming - travellingJust below surface Stopped to look around Swam on
23120360Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/11/2021Steve, Steve
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingJust glimpsed it once as it traveled towards the marina. Couldn't see it again after waiting about 10 minutes.
22462104Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/10/2021Carden, David
17:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSighted 3 times in about 15mins, moving from west to east. 1st and 3rd times just head above water. 2nd time head above then appeared to roll onto back, tail flipper breached surface, then continued swimming eastwards about 20m offshore
21996691Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/09/2021Lewis, Jane
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
21746068Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/08/2021Greswell, Emily
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21407859Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/08/2021Wyatt, ANDREW
16:4514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
21215114Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ27/07/2021Husseyin, Yvonne
11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
21177064Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Westerby, Allen
10:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal was spotted in front of our Dragonboat. He was bottling at the time. He slowly swam downstream surfacing several times behind our boat before disappearing.
21177000Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/07/2021Westerby, Allen
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingNoticed briefly whilst kayaking.
21176950Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/07/2021Westerby, Allen
20:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal surfaced and watched us for about a minute.
20644174Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY13/06/2021Clompus, Joel
09:5014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20536252Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ02/05/2021Jowett, Jane
16:5914088Within 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
20536241Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1140910831/05/2021Jowett, Jane
17:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingSwimming with my daughter and it popped up for air, then swam away
20454121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah
10:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20314891Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ01/05/2021Henegan, Julie
13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
18812155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ24/09/2020Frost, Rosie
14:2014088Within 100m14072Raining14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingPlayful joined my son swimming alongside him and nibbling a little at his toes which were in Black Sea shoes
18243433Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading south towards Portland Bill
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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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W22/10/2020Freeman, Serena Image:Local14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
18092045
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.769W22/10/2020Snowdon, Hayley Image:Local14:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked like it may have wanted to haul put but too many people
17984790
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
17984790
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
17941418
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.730N, 1.784W30/09/2020Boardman, Peter Seal on River Stour at Wick, Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 September 2020, photo by Peter BoardmanImage:Local09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming upriver at Wick this morning. Only brief view. We waited for 10 minutes, but we didn't see it resurface
17926377
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.633N, 2.338W27/09/2020Prior, David Grey seal with fishImage:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingCatching fish 10 to 15m out from beach below Ringstead village. Came in to about 5m from beach a couple of times. We observed it for approx 10 minutes before it swam off westwards.
17909374
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.592N, 2.064W24/09/2020Johnson, Leigh Common seal sighting in Chapmans pool. Seals head up above the surface before diving down. poor photImage:Local17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingRepeatedly dived and then popping up, before diving down again. Started in calm bay before going further into open ocean.
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17846335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.729N, 2.038W14/09/2020Copland, Alison Image:Local10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17846335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.729N, 2.038W14/09/2020Copland, Alison Image:Local10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17846335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.729N, 2.038W14/09/2020Copland, Alison Image:Local10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, Robin Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, Robin Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, Robin Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17733568
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W29/08/2020Richards, Carl Image:Local06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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