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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
35435403Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/04/2024B, Kim
19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy314101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, Porpoising
35390824Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ13/04/2024Lowe, Eden
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35382132Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/04/2024Heath, Sarah
11:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
35343663Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY05/04/2024Burgess, Dan
11:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35332990Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ31/03/2024Westerby, Allen
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterBottling for a minute, dived for about a minute and bottled again for about 30 seconds before repeating. It covered about 100m in 5 minutes.
35325040Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY06/04/2024Oaten, Elizabeth
15:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult
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
35314860Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/03/2024Pugh-Jones, Simon
15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThey were watching us watching them
35305757Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/04/2024Foster, Chloe
12:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling2 Playing together
35283700Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/04/2024McGarrigle, Billie
13:5814088Within 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.
35282181Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/04/2024Woolley, Megan
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterIt came out onto the beach with people gathered looking at it. It went into the water again and then emerged onto the beach again (I then left so didn't see what happened). It didn't look injured at all. It was a large adult and didn't look under weight.
35273483Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl
10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
35261987Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/03/2024Fowler, Alice
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35258306Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
17:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35172688Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ18/03/2024Smith, Steve
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35172677Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ20/03/2024Smith, Steve
08:3014088Within 100m14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35170333Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/03/2024Muir-Stokes, Lee
18:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
35027051Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ20/02/2024Hatcher, Julie
14:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
35026566Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:2514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
35026560Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah
11:1014088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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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
41438822
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41438822
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41438822
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092, 14093, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal hauled out; other seal seen feeding on a wrasse
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah FiverImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah FiverImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah JuvenileImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435279
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah JuvenileImage:Local16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435165
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435165
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435085
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.611N, 2.133W17/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41434954
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W13/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0614088Within 100m314101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41434954
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W13/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:0614088Within 100m314101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41434598
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
41434598
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
41433381
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.537N, 2.455W11/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432826
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W06/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:2014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432826
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W06/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:2014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432678
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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