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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
25000415Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY17/04/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:4814088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
24991191Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ24/04/2022
16:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travelling
24974401Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY21/04/2022Tipton Hughes, Mrs Charlotte
13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not 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.
24820015Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/04/2022Sutton, Paul
12:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm314101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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)
24675296Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY29/03/2022Westerby, Allen
19:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingOne seal approached us in our kayaks and followed us for about 200 metres. Diving every minute or so and re-appearing close by. It remained in contact for about 10 minutes. The other seal was slightly larger, but remained at a distance of about 100 metres. They did not appear to be feeding.
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.
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.
24120906Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY27/02/2022Hodgson, Sarah
12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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
23646076Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY23/01/2022Fewtrell-Clarke, Andrew
14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
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
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
23417875Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY02/01/2022Hodgson, Sarah
13:3514088Within 100m14072Raining14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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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
29171288
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.687N, 2.025W04/01/2023Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28902045
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W11/12/2022Taylor, David Image:Local15:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28883699
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28883699
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulina | Common SealPhoca vitulina
Common Seal		marine mammal50.594N, 2.494W09/12/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local10:4514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
28806214
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28806214
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28806214
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.518N, 2.448W25/11/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114102Male14098Adult14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven curious enough to even try coming ashore towards us and so we had to back up the beach/cove to give Image:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterbottling at far northern end of cove , close to the shallow break water almost on waters edge when we noticed him/her. as we sat and watched, seal swam across the cove towards us( we were sat taking in the views on the southern end of the cove) then came ashore, seemed curious to investigate what we were, then turned and returned to the water as we got up to back away and give if space
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven Image:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterbottling at far northern end of cove , close to the shallow break water almost on waters edge when we noticed him/her. as we sat and watched, seal swam across the cove towards us( we were sat taking in the views on the southern end of the cove) then came ashore, seemed curious to investigate what we were, then turned and returned to the water as we got up to back away and give if space
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven Image:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterbottling at far northern end of cove , close to the shallow break water almost on waters edge when we noticed him/her. as we sat and watched, seal swam across the cove towards us( we were sat taking in the views on the southern end of the cove) then came ashore, seemed curious to investigate what we were, then turned and returned to the water as we got up to back away and give if space
28638638
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.538N, 2.428W02/11/2022wheater, steven playing in the shallow breakwater as we sat on the beachImage:Local10:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterbottling at far northern end of cove , close to the shallow break water almost on waters edge when we noticed him/her. as we sat and watched, seal swam across the cove towards us( we were sat taking in the views on the southern end of the cove) then came ashore, seemed curious to investigate what we were, then turned and returned to the water as we got up to back away and give if space
28362813
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.516N, 2.453W12/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362804
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.514N, 2.456W08/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local17:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362796
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.548N, 2.417W04/10/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
28362763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362763
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.517N, 2.449W15/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local16:0514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
28362657
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W02/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:0514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362657
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.516N, 2.452W02/09/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local18:0514089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
28362633
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.513N, 2.458W24/08/2022Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local11:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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