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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
40987198Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola
14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
36751618Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Smith, Jacki
14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily popping head up and people watching.
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
13404579Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/04/2020Hodgson, Sarah
14:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
36311366Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2024Hodgson, Sarah
14:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
39644631Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0265905311/12/2024Linehan, Natalie
14:3014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14094DivingI could see the seal in the harbour swimming and then it dived down (I assuming it was fishing)
38894522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/10/2024Walker, Kyle
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
37875589Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/08/2024Merry, Johanna
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094Feeding, DivingThe seal stayed in a small area of about 20 meters for a couple of hours disappearing under water and popping back up frequently. At one point it caught a large fish which it seemed to throw in the air. It was just a few meters beyond the yellow buoy swim zone and in front (shore side) of all the boats in the bay. People watched from afar but were thankfully respectful and didn’t approach.
37792320Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37791325Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37029925Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/05/2024Tewkesbury, Mo
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14094, 14095Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, PorpoisingWe first noticed the seal diving under three kayaks which had paddled through the door. It seemed to be playing and was not disturbed or wary of quite a number of people watching from the beach. A dog barked but was restrained. The seal beached itself and was rolling in the surf. We watched from the cliff top for about 10 minutes. The photos we took do not give much detail as too far away. I will attempt to send one.can get it from phone to iPad.
35668541Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/04/2024Applin, John
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14094Diving
33122522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/09/2023Hitchcoe, Ewan
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSeal was in a blocked outfall pipe at bower point within the Arne moors coastal change conatruction site. The seal was slightly startled by me and proceeded to head west down a waterway within the site.
22544714Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
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
9808938Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ12/04/2019Ford, Maggie
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
7051168Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6788684325/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer
14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
38673450Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ28/09/2024Burge, Andrew
14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
23391328Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY31/12/2021Copland, Alison
14:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
18093600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/10/2020Freeman, Serena
14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
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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
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W22/10/2020Freeman, Serena Image:Local14:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095Porpoising
18092045
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.769W22/10/2020Snowdon, Hayley Image:Local14:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterLooked like it may have wanted to haul put but too many people
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
17984790
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.450W05/10/2020Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.730N, 1.784W30/09/2020Boardman, Peter Seal on River Stour at Wick, Bournemouth, Wednesday 30 September 2020, photo by Peter BoardmanImage:Local09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming upriver at Wick this morning. Only brief view. We waited for 10 minutes, but we didn't see it resurface
17926377
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.633N, 2.338W27/09/2020Prior, David Grey seal with fishImage:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092FeedingCatching fish 10 to 15m out from beach below Ringstead village. Came in to about 5m from beach a couple of times. We observed it for approx 10 minutes before it swam off westwards.
17909374
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.592N, 2.064W24/09/2020Johnson, Leigh Common seal sighting in Chapmans pool. Seals head up above the surface before diving down. poor photImage:Local17:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingRepeatedly dived and then popping up, before diving down again. Started in calm bay before going further into open ocean.
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17848252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.731N, 1.769W14/09/2020Mayhew, Nikki Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
17846335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.729N, 2.038W14/09/2020Copland, Alison Image:Local10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17846335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.729N, 2.038W14/09/2020Copland, Alison Image:Local10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17846335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.729N, 2.038W14/09/2020Copland, Alison Image:Local10:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
17765260
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.720N, 1.767W30/08/2020Bennett, Jack Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwam up and down shore and then hauled out whilst we were fishing not worried until people crowded and people in boat followed it when returned to the water
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, Robin Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, Robin Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17743836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W30/08/2020Lang, Robin Image:Local14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17733568
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 1.768W29/08/2020Richards, Carl Image:Local06:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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