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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
33657608Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/10/2023Adams, Lucy
13:3014089Within 1km14070Sunny14077Very rough114105Swimming - travelling
33647016Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/10/2023Flann, Vikki
10:0014088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114105Swimming - travelling
33637210Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2023Harper, Patrick
14088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33637209Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY28/10/2023Crome, Vanessa
12:3214088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33584596Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584583Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
16:2514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33584468Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214104Mixed14098Adult14092, 14105Feeding, Swimming - travellingOne seal was feeding on a ballan wrasse
33584324Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY19/10/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:2014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33387718Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/06/2023Poore, Pippa
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingJust came across to where we were swimming and watched us very closely for approx 30 mins
33299682Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ04/10/2023Hill, J
13:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114095Porpoising
33253773Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
13:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
33253635Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY01/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
12:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33253533Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
17:1514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33253435Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY20/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
10:2014088Within 100m114102Male14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
33252755Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY13/08/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:1514088Within 100m214102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
33238990Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult
33238976Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238966Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
18:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33238918Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY29/09/2023Hodgson, Sarah
15:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
33149295Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY24/09/2023Applin, John
11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/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
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432546
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41432501
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W20/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14105Swimming - travelling
41066104
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.514N, 2.457W20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy Image:Local15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987513
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.889W14/04/2025Wright, Alex Image:Local19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987198
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.713N, 1.886W14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola I have a video that's clearer but can't attach that here.Image:Local14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40986977
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W12/04/2025Mansfield, Steve Grey Seals Blacknor Portland 12 Apr 2025Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm514103Female14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal sighted off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40439120
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.430N, 2.540W15/03/2025Seabrook, John Seal fishing off CharmouthImage:Local17:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travellingPhotographed with fish in mouth, from Charmouth promenade, perhaps 200m off the beach, high tide, late afternoon; Dived a number of times. First time we'd seen one there. (Saw a seal in the outer part of the Cobb at Lyme a few years back.)
40386935
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.459W06/03/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386445
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.530N, 2.437W16/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:5014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
40386358
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W03/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386358
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W03/01/2025Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40386295
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.447W21/12/2024Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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