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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
8040763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide with a grey seal (recorded separately)
8040723Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah
08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
7910028Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY09/09/2018Tinsley, Peter
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterPopped up for a few seconds every minute or so, seemed to be watching people on the beach
7903061Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY07/09/2018symes, melanie
02:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThe seal look like he was holding onto an underwater rock and just sitting there, every so often going under water , always returning to the same spot.
7902440Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY04/09/2018lazenby, Douglas
10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterMoving around on mudbank
7392469Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/07/2018McBride, Harry
13:3414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095Porpoising
7229256Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY15/07/2018Fox, Sophie
12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
7167211Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/07/2018Tolley, Ben
22:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
7057570Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9430882019/04/2018Adkins, Patrick
13:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
7056961Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0081868327/06/2018Clark, A
13:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
7051168Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY6788684325/06/2018Elkin, Jennifer
14:3014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingSkinned and ate an eel whilst playing with it
6981072Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/06/2018Morley, Philip
11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded
6894824Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ18/05/2018Ford, Maggie
20:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
6893009Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY06/06/2018Elms, Sarah
19:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092Feeding
6675665Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY12/04/2018Halewood, Jonathan
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
41435279Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
16:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41435165Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/04/2025Hodgson, Sarah
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432501Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah
12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travelling
41066104Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy
15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
40987513Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Wright, Alex
19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
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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
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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
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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
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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