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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
41438822Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/05/2025Hodgson, Sarah
09:2014088Within 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
41435279Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432546Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40383561Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah
12:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
39929274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/12/2024Mason, Julie
11:4114088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14099Mixed group14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
39767558Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY7045745926/12/2024Hale, Alan
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09:0014073Mist/fog14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, FeedingCalling out. Barking + a howling-type sound.
33584468Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingOne seal was feeding on a ballan wrasse
32176194Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/08/2023Darby, Scott
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah
16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
25043839Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLarger, paler-coloured female was pregnant
25001456Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21997107Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY14/08/2021phillips, Becky
14088Within 100m14070Sunny214104Mixed14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
19623203Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
18127606Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2020Dingle, Jacqueline
13:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough514104Mixed14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
13404579Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/04/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
10816178Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/07/2019Symes, Josh
19:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
8041082Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm414104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with one grey seal)
8040961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne was bottling for a while then they both appeared to head out into Lyme Bay
8040723Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah
08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
7667422Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/08/2018Hatcher, Julie
12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingFemale identified as Fiver with a male, interacting nose to nose and calling to each other. Also watching observers on shore. Male seal approached a swimmer entering the sea who got out of the water very quickly. Male had no distinct markings apart from white scars on nostrils.
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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
28362633
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W24/08/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362413
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W19/08/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local15:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362413
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.515N, 2.455W19/08/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local15:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362314
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.525N, 2.439W27/07/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local11:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28360433
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.608N, 2.133W08/06/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingOccasionally followed a kayaker who was surfing in the bay.
28360433
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.608N, 2.133W08/06/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingOccasionally followed a kayaker who was surfing in the bay.
28360228
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.541N, 2.455W19/05/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local16:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28360155
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.689N, 2.022W16/05/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28359752
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.560N, 2.449W13/10/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:2014070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28359752
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.560N, 2.449W13/10/2022Hodgson, SarahImage:Local12:2014070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28324965
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.700N, 2.057W08/10/2022Kidner, SimonImage:Local16:3714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
28324960
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.700N, 2.058W08/10/2022Kidner, SimonTagged seal Poole HarbourImage:Local16:2314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingFishing
28001490
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/08/2022Brodie, ChareynaImage:Local15:1814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
28001490
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/08/2022Brodie, ChareynaImage:Local15:1814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
28001490
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/08/2022Brodie, ChareynaImage:Local15:1814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
27721401
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal
marine mammal50.712N, 2.771W18/08/2022Brown, AlisonImage:Local10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
27605318
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.689N, 2.021W10/08/2022Richmond, BillImage:Local19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenilecalm & interested in being watched from a distance
27605318
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.689N, 2.021W10/08/2022Richmond, BillImage:Local19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenilecalm & interested in being watched from a distance
27605318
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.689N, 2.021W10/08/2022Richmond, BillImage:Local19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenilecalm & interested in being watched from a distance
27589180
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.611N, 2.153W08/08/2022Abbott, CarolineImage:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterIt sat on the ledge we had left shoes on while we went for a swim so we had to go within 10m to collect the shoes and it seemed to enjoy watching us very relaxed. Stayed there till the tide came in.
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