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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
41434954Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
12:0614088Within 100m314101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
41434598Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
40386747Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY06/02/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:5014088Within 100m114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40385683Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/11/2024Hodgson, Sarah
13:0014088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult
40384289Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/08/2024Hodgson, Sarah
19:3014089Within 1km114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40383324Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/07/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
40235023Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/02/2025Hopley, Lindsay
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
38670869Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY11/06/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:3514088Within 100m114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38099255Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/08/2024Mason, Laura
19:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam
37663369Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY03/07/2024Winkle, Ian
16:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterIt appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast.
36310794Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/04/2024Hodgson, Sarah
18:4514088Within 100m114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33253435Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
10:2014088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
33252755Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
32525337Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/08/2023Copp, Jacqui
19:1614088Within 100m14070Sunny114105Swimming - travelling
28902045Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY11/12/2022Taylor, David
15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
21997107Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY14/08/2021phillips, Becky
14088Within 100m14070Sunny214104Mixed14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
20314842Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/04/2021Henegan, Julie
14:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
12901389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0009889225/02/2020Tinsley, Peter
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33086231Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/09/2023Edwards, Rosie
11:2014088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14078Stormy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingHead came up looked around and resurfaced
40384405Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2024Hodgson, Sarah
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14077Very rough214102Male14098Adult14093, 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
28362633
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W24/08/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Sarah Image: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, Simon Image:Local16:3714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
28324960
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.700N, 2.058W08/10/2022Kidner, Simon Tagged 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, Chareyna Image:Local15:1814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
28001490
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/08/2022Brodie, Chareyna Image:Local15:1814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
28001490
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W20/08/2022Brodie, Chareyna Image:Local15:1814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1
27721401
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.712N, 2.771W18/08/2022Brown, Alison Image: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, Bill Image: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, Bill Image: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, Bill Image: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, Caroline Image: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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