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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
18682069Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18422499Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ26/12/2020Denton, Nell
16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18365421Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/12/2020McCreadie, Bonnie
12:1114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterOn its own, looking up at passers by
17848252Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ1637923614/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki
18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17765641Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY31/08/2020Spiller, Brett
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
17743836Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY30/08/2020Lang, Robin
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17402766Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/08/2020Potts, Haylee
17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the waterVery friendly
12918024Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/02/2020Crabb, Hugo
14089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterCalm, looked a little cold, rubbing face and stretching a lot, kind face, looked very happy, not bothered about humans at all
8588670Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/11/2018Hodgson, Sarah
17:1614088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterVery exhausted & underweight grey seal pup.
7192124Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/07/2018Lodge, Pat
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingCharmouth west beach. Seal kept popping head out of water about 100 feet from human bathers over a period of 20 mins. It disappeared when scuba divers arrived. We took a photo but I m not able to send it on this form in the format I have.
7192119Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/07/2018Lodge, Pat
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingLocation 100 feet or so from beach charmouth west beach. The seal kept popping its head out of the water several times to look at human bathers about 100 feet from it over about 20 minutes. It disappeared when two scuba divers entered the water
7192076Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/07/2018Lodge, Pat
16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingLocation 100 feet or so from beach charmouth west beach. The seal kept popping its head out of the water several times to look at human bathers about 100 feet from it over about 20 minutes. It disappeared when two scuba divers entered the water
40485718Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/03/2025Kerr, Lacey
16:5714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1Popped their head above the water, then dove under
40419390Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/03/2025Chick, Malcolm
09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingSubmerged travelling northwards for approx. 100 metres
40385781Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
16:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40358181Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/03/2025Fernandes, Jo
11:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingAbsolutely showing off swimming . Amazing video obtained
40330710Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ02/03/2025Orros, Mel
15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
40307398Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ0049927527/02/2025Adams, Martin
07:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingIt has been present the last 3 days, and was up the PC World Drain/Fleets Channel Tuesday & Wednesday. Seen Tuesday eating fish at the top of the PC World Drain by Paul Morton. Unusual in Holes Bay North More photos on Twitter and Bluesky with DWT tagged
40235023Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/02/2025Hopley, Lindsay
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
40139793Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/02/2025Liddicoat, Amanda
14:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/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
35440398
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.568N, 2.446W11/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStayed all day.
35435403
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY68068617/04/2024B, Kim Image:Local19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy314101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, Porpoising
35435403
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY68068617/04/2024B, Kim Image:Local19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy314101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, Porpoising
35435403
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY68068617/04/2024B, Kim Image:Local19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy314101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, Porpoising
35407333
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY6975710014/04/2024Rogers, Ashley Church Ope Cove, PortlandImage:Local13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSleeping, until a woman with a dog allowed it to have a sniff !
35407331
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY6975710014/04/2024Rogers, Ashley Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSleeping
35382132
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammalSY8052802512/04/2024Heath, Sarah Image:Local11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
35369096
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY6850743711/04/2024Hoar, Darran Image:Local19:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35366837
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8055802211/04/2024Burke, Hannah Image:Local17:3014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLooked uncomfortable, not sure if it was unwell. Other people were coming up to it and trying to touch it.
35322715
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY24989123/03/2024Ladyman, Oli Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingChecking out the fisherman on shore . Diving and travelling . My first sighting ever hope this helps
35322715
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY24989123/03/2024Ladyman, Oli 100m off shore travelling west Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingChecking out the fisherman on shore . Diving and travelling . My first sighting ever hope this helps
35298848
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8055802203/04/2024Maitre, Pauline Image:Local15:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35283700
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY8054802201/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie Image:Local13:5814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingThe seal was approaching the shore to rest on land and then returning to the water. He did this three or four times.
35273483
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl Image:Local10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
35258306
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammalSY6813685816/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35027051
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.688N, 1.957W20/02/2024Hatcher, Julie Image:Local14:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35026566
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.451W25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:2514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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