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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
25361540Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/05/2022Bamford, Martin
13:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
25279974Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ06/05/2022Smith, Matthew
16:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095, 14105Diving, Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
25067571Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ02/05/2022turton, paul
08:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterwe watched on and off for an hour, it slowly drifted east, covering 100metres in the hour.
25065482Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/05/2022Dru, H
10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
25043911Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY26/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
20:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
25043839Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLarger, paler-coloured female was pregnant
25001456Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY25/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
13:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
25000467Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
25000415Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:4814088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
24974401Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/04/2022Tipton Hughes, Mrs Charlotte
13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
24820015Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/04/2022Sutton, Paul
12:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
24501899Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY18/03/2022Wray, Max
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14092, 14093, 14094Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, DivingSingle seal was spotted 50m from us while kayaking. We stopped, so as to avoid disturbing it, but it dived and surfaced next to us, hanging around the boats for a couple of minutes. Continued to dive and swim within 50m of us for 5 minutes while we slowly paddled onwards. A 2nd seal was seen appearing on the surface of the water too at times.
24120906Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/02/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
23615745Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY23/01/2022Cake, David
13:4614088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14092Diving, FeedingSeal was swimming around the quay area for probably 30mins or so. Saw him feeding on a fish (have video too).
23587743Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY16/01/2022Hodgson, Sarah
15:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
23417875Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/01/2022Hodgson, Sarah
13:3514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
23352457Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/12/2021Howe, Simon
12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
23117746Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY14/11/2021Hodgson, Sarah
09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114102Male14096Pup/juvenileDeceased
22775297Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/10/2021
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091, 14093Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Bottling/resting in the waterInteracting with humans, seemed very accustomed
22576308Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/10/2021Bartlett, Dan
10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
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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
17941418
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
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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
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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
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
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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