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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
20155391Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/04/2021Rowe, Ian
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Porpoising
20149191Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY30/03/2021Royles, karen
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterIT WAS STILL AND WATCHING US FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS
20089507Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/11/2020Denchfield, Hannah
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travelling
20088072Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY21/03/2021Teale, Fredrica
11:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterWas on the ramp but rolled off when it saw a human.
19623203Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
19443898Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/03/2021Padovani, Ilaria
16:0014088Within 100m14073Mist/fog14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingcalm
19427722Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterDrifting along with the tide
19299721Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah
16:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
19068509Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ15/02/2021Tutton, Nicki
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18924796Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/02/2021Hodgson, Sarah
12:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingThere were some surfers in the water. The seal seemed interested and approached but remained wary and kept its distance. After around 20 minutes, it went further offshore heading south.
18812423Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ21/01/2021Simmons, Adrian
09:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingThe Seal was catching Common Bream where the River Avon flows into the harbour, then drifting downstream while eating, before swimming back for another. I saw it eat 3 one day and 1 on another. It was also seen at Christchurch Quay on either 23/01 or 24/01 with a Salmon.
18812155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ24/09/2020Frost, Rosie
14:2014088Within 100m14072Raining14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingPlayful joined my son swimming alongside him and nibbling a little at his toes which were in Black Sea shoes
18682074Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/01/2021Hodgson, Sarah
16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18682069Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18682065Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY28/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
13:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18672316Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ18/01/2021Holman, Michelle
12:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094Feeding, DivingWe watched with binoculars for 15mins it would dive below the surface for 4/5mins before surfacing to breathe again. Saw it approximately 5 times in that period.
18422499Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ26/12/2020Denton, Nell
16:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
18365421Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/12/2020McCreadie, Bonnie
12:1114088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterOn its own, looking up at passers by
18279244Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/12/2020Moore, Barry
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
18247028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/11/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:5514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingWas bottling then moved off towards Portland Bill
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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
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Seal was trying to play with the dog and made contact Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Behind the brown dogImage:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20536252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.707N, 1.904W02/05/2021Jowett, Jane Enlarged.Image:Local16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole
20534028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.569N, 2.447W31/05/2021Hatcher, Julie By Steve TrewhellaImage:Local12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094DivingPlaying with divers
20519434
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.704N, 2.743W30/05/2021Sensurucu, Krista Image:Local12:1414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20314891
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.723N, 1.741W01/05/2021Henegan, Julie Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20297515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 2.784W28/04/2021Holt, Jane Image:Local14071Cloudy14074Calm114091, 14094, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThis seal came to within a foot of the shoreline where both myself and my dog were taken by surprise. It was very inquisitive and I thought it was going to come out of the water. I was struggling with my dog and then it swam off on the direction of Charmouth coming up a few more times along the foreshore.
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20221620
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.690N, 2.705W14/04/2021White, Daniel Image:Local15:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLethargic, didn’t take fish from fisherman, unbothered by close proximity of people.
20221160
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W14/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm314102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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