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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
35723087Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY7992804203/05/2024Marshall, Neil
16:3014070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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
35002159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6922746327/02/2024Goodman, Louise
11:0014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult
34809380Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6848687507/02/2024Earing, Claire
14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
33043104Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY6902809715/09/2023Elize, Shannon
11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAnxious because idiot dog owners were going to close and not respecting its space. It wanted to be on land to rest. We observed it for hours from afar. I put a call in yesterday as I was concerned about tourists getting too close
32695486Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1617922426/08/2023Rushton, Paul
21:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
32582863Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY9181876417/08/2023Munns, Lorraine
11:3014070Sunny14074Calm1Swimming upriver - appeared in shallow area where my dog was wading in water. Wish I had a photograph of that! It swam along to the weir.
32119328Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ0364836403/08/2023Skea-Strachan, Isabel
12:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingCame up near swimmers c20m from National Trust Beach at Studland. Looked around and swam off
32118293Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6840688814/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:3514070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
30055694Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1556891225/04/2023Newman, Virginia
17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterJust hanging in the water , popping up regularly
29566788Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalST4727151805/03/2023Ryan-Andrews, Lynne
10:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
28695696Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0110901609/11/2022Yeates, Ken
16:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSwimming with the falling tide towards Sandbanks. Head only in sight for a few minutes
28531595Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ2186930624/10/2022Thompson, Christopher
18:0014071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingSmall seal joined us while we were surfing Monday evening, head popped out the water and just watched us for about 20mins just pasted the wave break.
28359752Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY6826735013/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:2014070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
27649219Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9240871513/08/2022Semmler, Nicola
20:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingProbably fishing on incoming tide, think it was likely a common seal. Only seen when surfacing then disappeared.
22560255Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8053802309/10/2021Hawkins, Paige
11:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingInterested in people!
22559546Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY8059803009/10/2021Suliani, Carmela
16:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterStretching, flapping tail flipper now and then, looking around and closing eyes.
21256381Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6872787930/07/2021Ashby, Ian
12:4514071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20536241Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1140910831/05/2021Jowett, Jane
17:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingSwimming with my daughter and it popped up for air, then swam away
20305164Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9859876420/04/2021Price, David
14:3014070Sunny14074Calm414098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterOne adult of each type plus two pups
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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
35026560
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.460W25/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:1014088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34840807
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34840807
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34840807
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/02/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34809380
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.518N, 2.446W07/02/2024Earing, Claire Image:Local14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659921
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34659873
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W26/01/2024Applin, John Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14093Bottling/resting in the water
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34405927
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.625N, 2.443W01/01/2024Stevenson, Josh Image:Local07:5614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingDiving in the shallows to catch fish. Took video of seal eating a fish.
34342281
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.022W26/12/2023Humphries, Colin Still from videoImage:Local13:2614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterSwam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal.
34342281
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.022W26/12/2023Humphries, Colin Still from video Image:Local13:2614089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterSwam over in the shallows to check out our kayaks and then just floated around occasionally lifting its flippers above the water line where it would hold that position for 15 secs. Very calm and rested looked seal.
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