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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
18224831Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHeading north along the coast
18219959Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/11/2020bunch, colin
15:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingWas bobbing about ,10 metres from the quayside ,watching passers by.
18160490Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ1653907504/11/2020Gallagher, James
06:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18116944Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Oatley, Sarah
13:5614088Within 100m14070Sunny14077Very rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingEating a conger eel. Stripped off skin then ate in pieces. Last piece threw head right back and swallowed it like a sword swallower!
18112090Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/10/2020Sabourin, Rachel
10:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingEating a fish
18108899Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ25/10/2020Davies, James
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14099Mixed group14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingI was bodyboarding and the single seal followed and came up to me. The seal was porpoising and looked lost.
18093600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/10/2020Freeman, Serena
14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
18092045Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ1641907222/10/2020Snowdon, Hayley
14:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked like it may have wanted to haul put but too many people
17941418Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ30/09/2020Boardman, Peter
09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming upriver at Wick this morning. Only brief view. We waited for 10 minutes, but we didn't see it resurface
17926377Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/09/2020Prior, David
11:0014088Within 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.
17909374Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9559768824/09/2020Johnson, Leigh
17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingRepeatedly dived and then popping up, before diving down again. Started in calm bay before going further into open ocean.
17861031Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY15/09/2020ROBERTS, RICHARD
18:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
17848252Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ1637923614/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki
18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17846335Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/09/2020Copland, Alison
10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17840247Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9633891513/09/2020Brown, Sara
13:3014070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
17788207Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0366834904/09/2020Rose, Phil
19:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingI was rowing an inflatable. Seal was very curious and friendly and swam round and under the boat for about 10 minutes. It popped up several times close by looking right at me and snorting. Swam under the boat back and forth sometimes upside down. It seemed to be playing
17765641Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY31/08/2020Spiller, Brett
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
17765260Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ30/08/2020Bennett, Jack
16:0014088Within 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
17733568Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ29/08/2020Richards, Carl
06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17732600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ28/08/2020Ball, Abigail
20:2814088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwimming then curious so travelled onto land to see myself and my dog. I have a video if needed in addition to the above photos.
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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
34041128
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.761W08/12/2023Martin, Ella Also for 2 videos but relatively far back Image:Local08:0014089Within 1km14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
33889515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.493W22/11/2023Taylor, David Image:Local08:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33889515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.493W22/11/2023Taylor, David Image:Local08:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33889515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.593N, 2.493W22/11/2023Taylor, David Image:Local08:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33871373
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.590N, 2.490W21/11/2023Taylor, Dave Image:Local09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33657608
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W29/10/2023Adams, Lucy Do have a video alsoImage:Local13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14077Very rough114105Swimming - travelling
33647016
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.558N, 2.448W29/10/2023Flann, Vikki Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
33647016
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.558N, 2.448W29/10/2023Flann, Vikki Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
33647016
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.558N, 2.448W29/10/2023Flann, Vikki Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
33637210
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W28/10/2023Harper, Patrick Image:Local14088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33637210
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W28/10/2023Harper, Patrick Image:Local14088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33637210
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.608N, 2.443W28/10/2023Harper, Patrick Image:Local14088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33637209
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W28/10/2023Crome, Vanessa Image:Local12:3214088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33584596
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584596
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584596
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584583
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 1 (2)Image:Local16:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584583
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 2Image:Local16:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584583
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Seal 1 (1)Image:Local16:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584468
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.445W21/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingOne seal was feeding on a ballan wrasse
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