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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
38617084Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY24/09/2024townley, stephen
15:0014088Within 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
25712353Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY07/06/2022Trewhella, Matt
20:3314088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
31981559Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY29/07/2023Turner, Veeda
11:2814088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
32502118Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ18/08/2023Turpin, Anita
13:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
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.
19068509Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ15/02/2021Tutton, Nicki
15:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
32122811Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ03/08/2023Vale, Alex
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingSpotted whilst paddle boarding, seal was very calm and inquisitive
36577331Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/06/2024Vanni, Isabella
14:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314101Not recorded14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travelling
40230396Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ13/02/2025Vincent, Charlotte
09:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
14390681Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY22/06/2020Wakefield, Ruth
11:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14075Choppy114093Bottling/resting in the water
38894522Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/10/2024Walker, Kyle
14:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
36184378Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/05/2024Walker, Marianne
19:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
37715090Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY06/08/2024Walker, Matt
13:5514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the waterIt was moving up and down the beach regularly diving for a few minutes at a time. It would often bob around more then likely keeping an eye on us.
27158023Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ22/07/2022Walters, Samantha
15:3814089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travelling
27388571Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY31/07/2022Watch, Karen
10:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy314101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
37770007Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/08/2024Watkin, Steve
13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterTwo taking turns diving and resting
35899165Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY12/05/2024Webb, Sean
14088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
21360200Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY01/08/2021Welham, Kate
14:0014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterVery close (~10m) to the beach looking at the swimmers.
8052052Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ2083919405/10/2018Wells, Diane
12:1514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
22544714Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY08/10/2021Wellstood, Tristan
14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterAppeared to be quite young and slim. Hauled out further and turned around to avoid waves, despite people very nearby.
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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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