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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
24120906Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/02/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21958496Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/09/2021Hodgson, Sarah
17:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21539827Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/08/2021Hodgson, Sarah
13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21177159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ24/07/2021Westerby, Allen
10:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14092FeedingThe young seal had caught a flatfish and was eating it. We were about 50 metres away and had a good view of the process. She held the fish in her flippers and released the fish several times and recaptured it, eating most of the body, leaving the head and tail, however we left before she had finished.
20385219Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah
14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah
19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
19299721Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah
16:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
18242586Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
17968140Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/10/2020Jennings, Barbara
10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14094DivingFour of us swimming - she came up and played with us, checking us out and then swimming very close to the only man in our group. She really liked him and came right up and sniffed his arm whilst they were facing each other as well as keeping on nudging him.
17564163Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ19/08/2020Westerby, Allen
19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first seal we saw was about 150 metres away. She looked at us and swam down, reappearing about 50 metres away. We watched for about 10 minutes, with several sightings from 50m to 10m. The other seal, which looked a darker grey stayed at a distance of about 100 - 50m. She surfaced several times, staying at the surface for about 20 - 30 seconds each time.
15067232Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/07/2020Hodgson, Sarah
16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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
10220155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah
13:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8686831Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY05/12/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:3514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8562954Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY15/10/2018Hodgson, Sarah
16:4214088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8041137Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/08/2018Hodgson, Sarah
11:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8041121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with 4 common seals)
8040841Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low-tide with a common seal
41435085Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
09:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41434598Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
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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
8040763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.686N, 2.024W20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide with a grey seal (recorded separately)
8040723
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.686N, 2.024W08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
8040723
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.686N, 2.024W08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
8022866
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W30/09/2018Christopher, Andrew Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
8022866
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.515N, 2.453W30/09/2018Christopher, Andrew Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
8019354
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.694N, 2.041W28/09/2018Shaw, Martin Image:Local18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
8019354
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.694N, 2.041W28/09/2018Shaw, Martin Image:Local18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
7903061
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.516N, 2.446W07/09/2018symes, melanie Image:Local02:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThe seal look like he was holding onto an underwater rock and just sitting there, every so often going under water , always returning to the same spot.
7903061
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.516N, 2.446W07/09/2018symes, melanie Image:Local02:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThe seal look like he was holding onto an underwater rock and just sitting there, every so often going under water , always returning to the same spot.
7392469
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.693N, 2.026W23/07/2018McBride, Harry Seal of Shipstal beach, ArneImage:Local13:3414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095Porpoising
7192119
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.729N, 2.908W08/07/2018Lodge, Pat Whiskery noseImage:Local16:0014088Within 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
7192076
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.729N, 2.908W08/07/2018Lodge, Pat Whiskery noseImage:Local16:0014088Within 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
7051168
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W25/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer Image:Local14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
7051168
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W25/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer Image:Local14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
6981072
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.693N, 2.023W19/06/2018Morley, Philip Image:Local11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded
6981072
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.693N, 2.023W19/06/2018Morley, Philip Image:Local11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded
6624250
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin 1st SealImage:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
6624250
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin 2nd Seal further outImage:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
6624250
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.603N, 2.450W10/04/2018Garrett, Colin 1st Seal within twenty metres of the shore.Image:Local16:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first Seal was within twenty metres of the shore. Stayed there approximately thirty to forty minutes. Another Seal with different markings was sighted further out and stayed in the same place, resting in the water (sometimes submerging) for the duration of us being there.
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