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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
36753284Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY30/06/2024Barker, Ben
14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
35848136Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ10/05/2024Barnett, Charmaine
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
22576308Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY10/10/2021Bartlett, Dan
10:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14094Diving
22576274Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY08/10/2021Bartlett, Dan
10:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAnimal present between 10.15 - 13.50
36174695Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSY30/05/2024BÀRTLETT, DAN
12:1514088Within 100m14072Raining14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult
18343461Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ06/12/2020Bates, Wendy
09:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingFollowed us whilst swimming and was very curious and inquisitive when we swam to shore.
37211131Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY9968768502/07/2024Baverstock, Karl
11:0014070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
36705547Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY23/06/2024Beer, Judith
12:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
35903406Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ13/05/2024Bell, Sally
13:5314089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14092FeedingVery proud of the large flat fish-?plaice it had caught
17765260Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ30/08/2020Bennett, Jack
16:0014088Within 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
35942827Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/05/2024Benton, Barry
13:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114094DivingUnable to distinguish precise species and sex due to distance. Was unsure at first due to slightly choppy sea surface but definitely identified as a ‘seal’ through binoculars! Unfortunately unable to capture an image.
32663514Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY26/08/2023Bernard, Dean
18:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterObserving our movements across the beach
37929412Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ16/08/2024Betteley, Lucy
12:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Swimming - travellingIt was above the water saw me and went under neath my paddle board and swam off
35273483Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY468931/03/2024Bewley, Cheryl
10:4514071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterAppeared to be swimming close to the surface before spending a while possibly resting
28312527Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ07/10/2022Biggs, George
13:3014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy214101Not recorded14094, 14105Diving, Swimming - travelling
37163194Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/07/2024Bird, Dave
06:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
36641366Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY25/06/2024Bisgrove, Max
21:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094, 14105Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, Swimming - travelling
35435403Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY17/04/2024B, Kim
19:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy314101Not recorded14098Adult14094, 14095Diving, Porpoising
22610317Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY09/10/2021Blakley, Laura
13:2214089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
17941418Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypusGrey Sealmarine mammalSZ30/09/2020Boardman, Peter
09:4514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming upriver at Wick this morning. Only brief view. We waited for 10 minutes, but we didn't see it resurface
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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
37871924
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 2.965W11/08/2024Quillan, Kelly Image:Local13:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
37819664
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.718N, 2.942W11/08/2024Harris, Abby Sorry, didn't come out well at allegedly Image:Local17:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114093Bottling/resting in the waterKept bobbing up in the same place. 10 minute intervals. Came up 3 times.
37819299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Lock, Wayne Image:Local14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
37819299
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Lock, Wayne Yellow smudge shows where the black seal was for at least 30 minsImage:Local14:0414088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114101Not recorded14094DivingBlack seal (have a video) but can only see the head looking around! At least 30 minutes in the same spot. Kept diving and reappearing - beneath the surface for about 5 minute intervals.
37809224
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.734N, 1.661W11/08/2024Burton, Susan Image:Local11:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm14094DivingDiving down and coming up for a few minutes. We watched them for about half an hour. We didn’t realise there were 2 until they both came up at the same time. Sorry but didn’t get photo of them both & phone camera not very good.
37792320
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.501N, 2.455W10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37791325
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.501N, 2.455W10/08/2024Kedwell, Laragh Image:Local14:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the water
37788842
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.754N, 1.633W10/08/2024Fairley, Emma Image:Local14:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14099Mixed group14093Bottling/resting in the waterWe have been here all day. It's remained here popping up every 10 mins.
37770007
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W09/08/2024Watkin, Steve Image:Local13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterTwo taking turns diving and resting
37770007
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W09/08/2024Watkin, Steve Image:Local13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterTwo taking turns diving and resting
37770007
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.515N, 2.454W09/08/2024Watkin, Steve Image:Local13:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy214101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterTwo taking turns diving and resting
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37743167
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.712N, 1.893W07/08/2024Dhami, Jinniebell Image:Local12:0014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterWas moving around ..had a cut on head and was eventually taken by environmental agency as they had waited to see if mom would come possibly going to seal sanctuary Cornwall..about a week old .
37715090
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.705N, 2.995W06/08/2024Walker, Matt Grey seal? Image:Local13:5514088Within 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.
37663369
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.697N, 2.727W03/07/2024Winkle, Ian Unknown Seal?Image:Local16:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterIt appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast.
37663369
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.697N, 2.727W03/07/2024Winkle, Ian Image:Local16:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny114101Not recorded14093Bottling/resting in the waterIt appeared much blacker and bulkier than most seals I have been able to compare it with. It spent several minutes always vertical in the position shown apparently breathing through an open mouth before slowly submerging for another few minutes and popping up again a little further (15m) along the coast.
37629285
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W03/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
37629285
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.683N, 1.957W03/08/2024Williams, Donald Image:Local14088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
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