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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
21553676Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/07/2021Hudd, Wendy
20:1514089Within 1km14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingLooked like it was observing the men fishing from the cliff edge
21176950Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/07/2021Westerby, Allen
20:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal surfaced and watched us for about a minute.
17732600Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ28/08/2020Ball, Abigail
20:2814088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travellingSwimming then curious so travelled onto land to see myself and my dog. I have a video if needed in addition to the above photos.
27399195Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY24/07/2022Smith, Mel
20:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterPeople annoying it and getting too close!!! Coming in and out of the water.
25712353Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/06/2022Trewhella, Matt
20:3314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
36594840Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/06/2024Atherton, Andrew
20:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingThe seal came to investigate our kayak group
31839662Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY19/07/2023Westerby, Allen
20:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe seal was observed bottling for about 3 minutes as we passed by.
6894824Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ18/05/2018Ford, Maggie
20:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
37212711Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/07/2024Atherton, Andrew
21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingThe Seal followed us for about 15 minutes- it appeared inquisitive about us, and came to within 2 metres of us, on the surface most of the time (it approached us)
37156114Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY18/07/2024
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
36930155Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/07/2024Harle, Amelie
21:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAs we drove along HolesBay Road my sons noticed it. They saw its face and whiskers. It was resting. We were returning from sailing. Enthused, we turned back to have another look but it has disappeared. We had never seen one there before. Sadly no ID because I was driving the car!
32695486Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ1617922426/08/2023Rushton, Paul
21:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
21177000Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/07/2021Westerby, Allen
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingNoticed briefly whilst kayaking.
17264914Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ08/08/2020Miller, Julianna
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
16910530Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/08/2020Gillespie, Iain
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas very calm and could be approached with no signs of issue. Some passers by even pet it
8040961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
21:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne was bottling for a while then they both appeared to head out into Lyme Bay
36641366Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/06/2024Bisgrove, Max
21:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
7167211Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/07/2018Tolley, Ben
22:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
40049309Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ22/01/2025alders, richard
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travelling
38664335Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY28/09/2024Dibben, Gordon
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
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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
39771136
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.450W29/12/2024Byrnes, Stephanie Image:Local13:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm314099Mixed group14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
39771136
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.450W29/12/2024Byrnes, Stephanie Image:Local13:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm314099Mixed group14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
39770596
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.724N, 2.036W29/12/2024Hurst, Matt Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily swimming around Lytchett Bay. Coming close to shore and diving down / swimming.
39770596
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.724N, 2.036W29/12/2024Hurst, Matt Image:Local13:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingHappily swimming around Lytchett Bay. Coming close to shore and diving down / swimming.
39767558
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.570N, 2.419W26/12/2024Hale, Alan Image:Local09:0014073Mist/fog14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14092Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, FeedingCalling out. Barking + a howling-type sound.
39180299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.698N, 1.950W15/11/2024Burman, Natalie Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094Feeding, DivingPopping out regularly to say hello and then diving
39180299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.698N, 1.950W15/11/2024Burman, Natalie Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094Feeding, DivingPopping out regularly to say hello and then diving
39180299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.698N, 1.950W15/11/2024Burman, Natalie Image:Local16:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094Feeding, DivingPopping out regularly to say hello and then diving
39035892
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.737N, 1.691W29/10/2024Hancock, Joe Image:Local12:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
39035892
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.737N, 1.691W29/10/2024Hancock, Joe Image:Local12:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38837683
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.400N, 3.514W05/10/2024Thomas, Marilyn Image:Local17:4814089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm1
38673518
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.694N, 2.078W17/05/2024Burge, Andrew Image:Local12:0614089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38673450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.707N, 1.997W28/09/2024Burge, Andrew Image:Local14:4014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
38670869
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W11/06/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local09:3514088Within 100m114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
38664335
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 2.772W28/09/2024Dibben, Gordon Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
38656671
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W28/09/2024Hernaman, Jennie Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
38618320
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.942N, 2.573W24/09/2024Rumble, Georgina I have a video but it won't let me upload itImage:Local17:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094, 14095Diving, PorpoisingIt would pop it's head up for about 10 seconds, have a look around then dive back under. Amazing!!
38617084
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.710N, 2.046W24/09/2024townley, stephen Image:Local15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091, 14094Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, DivingI was on my kayak and he was looking at me coming close then diving to go behind me. Took video
38589382
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.725N, 1.994W22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm It was clearer with naked eye and barely surfaced just to keep snout out.Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
38589382
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.725N, 1.994W22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm Image:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
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