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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
30753902Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/06/2023Hodgson, Sarah
09:4714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Porpoising
20644174Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY13/06/2021Clompus, Joel
09:5014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
35258323Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/03/2024Hodgson, Sarah
09:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingHeading west
38589382Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/09/2024Chick, Malcolm
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
35848136Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ10/05/2024Barnett, Charmaine
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
34961853Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/02/2024Haynes, Elizabeth
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingCame to see us swimming in the water. Swimming across the bay, eating fish. Diving.
33647016Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/10/2023Flann, Vikki
10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
30262799Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/05/2023Hatcher, Julie
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094, 14105Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingMostly bottling but then followed a couple of kayakers to the slipway, keeping slightly to the side and behind. Also seen feeding on a large fish. Disappearing underwater for periods.
29566788Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalST4727151805/03/2023Ryan-Andrews, Lynne
10:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
28404915Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/10/2022Hatcher, Julie
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travellingViewed from boat so aware of our presence. Diving but popping up frequently to avoid getting too close to us.
27721401Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/08/2022Brown, Alison
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
27388571Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/07/2022Watch, Karen
10:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy314101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
25065482Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/05/2022Dru, H
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
21111009Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/07/2021Giles, Gillian
10:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114094Diving
17968140Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY03/10/2020Jennings, Barbara
10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14094DivingFour of us swimming - she came up and played with us, checking us out and then swimming very close to the only man in our group. She really liked him and came right up and sniffed his arm whilst they were facing each other as well as keeping on nudging him.
11699160Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY01/09/2019Symes, Josh
10:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
8041121Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with 4 common seals)
8041082Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm414104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with one grey seal)
41434598Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
10:0414088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
40384229Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/08/2024Hodgson, Sarah
10:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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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
38519245
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.722N, 2.937W17/09/2024Hall, Jonathan Image:Local19:0014088Within 100m14075Choppy114101Not recordedSwam very close to me and remained in area surfacing regularly.
38295814
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 1.851W03/09/2024Davies, Elizabeth Image:Local18:3014070Sunny14074Calm1
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Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.664W31/08/2024Gale, Emma Image:Local15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38258961
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.664W31/08/2024Gale, Emma Image:Local15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38258961
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.734N, 1.664W31/08/2024Gale, Emma Image:Local15:3014071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38175836
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.954W29/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSat on the mooring for almost 3 hours
38110223
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.719N, 2.939W26/08/2024Morris, Kate Very small near CobbImage:Local11:0014070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingThe seal was diving off the beach and would pop up occasionally. I just saw its head which at first I thought was a black Labrador dog!
38099255
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.674N, 2.133W25/08/2024Mason, Laura Have a videoImage:Local19:1014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming in relaxed manner, curious and looking over shoulder as it swam
37950245
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W17/08/2024Hubble, Julie Image:Local12:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37950245
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.455W17/08/2024Hubble, Julie Image:Local12:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37943073
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.706N, 2.060W17/08/2024Martin, Peter Image:Local10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWhen I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit
37941841
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.706N, 2.060W17/08/2024Martin, Peter Image:Local10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWhen I returned it had moved about 50m to the other side of the spit
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37880419
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W09/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed groupAnother skipper reported seeing them mate that day
37871924
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 2.965W11/08/2024Quillan, Kelly Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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