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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
27633725Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY10/08/2022Del Nevo, Anna
17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingSwam towards area where there were more people in the water. Came to within about 1 metre of where I was swimming.
27455864Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/08/2022Rouyre Read, Thomas
11:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
27255087Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/07/2022Slocombe, Tom
15:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recordedGetting very close to swimmers, surfers and canoes, as well as getting within 2 meters of the shore. Seemed very inquisitive, following swimmer and canoes very closely. Apparently unusual to have them this close accord to rangers. Swimmers were advised to leave the water (with little effect) when the seal appeared. And dog owners were told to not allow their dogs into the water (also with little effect!). Unsure of species, seemed smaller than a grey and my videos are poor for me to identify.
26702325Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ06/07/2022Stuckes, Debbie
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
25406108Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/05/2022Pittard, Caroline
09:2014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterJust popped its head out the water, saw it 3 times.
25361770Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY14/05/2022Holley, Mike
12:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
25001731Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
15:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
24991191Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ24/04/2022
16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
24840663Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/04/2022Taylor, Stephen
09:2614088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterSeal appeared to be staying in one location riding the surf with its nose point upwards, occasionally looking around. Stayed in this position for at least 20 minutes.
24812274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY02/04/2022Richmond, Bill
11:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14105Swimming - travellingVery interactive with kayaks - playful - back flip or two - showing no interest to leave the group. (Unsure if both interacted - certainly two indivduals approached)
24398613Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/03/2022Mackay, Matthew
10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingSeemed to be swimming and diving in proximity to the island. One was interested in my rowing boat.
24203229Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ02/03/2022Paxton, Melissa
11:2014088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterWatched the seal bobbing in the water for about 30 seconds.
24142389Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/02/2022Young, Dan
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingVery choppy sea conditions.
23737079Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY13/02/2022Rose, Angela
12:3014088Within 100m14072Raining14077Very rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
23676703Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ29/01/2022Orchard, C
11:2214089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingKept looking at us for 7-10 mins
23571399Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/01/2022Pike, Debbie
12:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterSwam close to shore bobbing around then hauled itself onto beach for approx 2 mins before swimming under water and away towards brown sea/Poole
23473277Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ09/01/2022Bone, Sue
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
23380758Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/12/2021Cook, Steve
11:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14092, 14094Feeding, Diving
23174599Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ22/11/2021Ross, Shirley
12:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114105Swimming - travellingJust below surface Stopped to look around Swam on
23120360Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/11/2021Steve, Steve
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingJust glimpsed it once as it traveled towards the marina. Couldn't see it again after waiting about 10 minutes.
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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, StephanieImage: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, StephanieImage: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, MattImage: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, MattImage: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, AlanImage: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, NatalieImage: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, NatalieImage: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, NatalieImage: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, JoeImage: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, JoeImage: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, MarilynImage:Local17:4814089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm1
38673518
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal
marine mammal50.694N, 2.078W17/05/2024Burge, AndrewImage: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, AndrewImage: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, SarahImage: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, GordonImage:Local14088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
38656671
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species
marine mammal50.513N, 2.457W28/09/2024Hernaman, JennieImage: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, GeorginaI 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, stephenImage: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, MalcolmIt 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, MalcolmImage:Local10:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingMoving slowly, occasionally submerging.
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