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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
17743836Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY30/08/2020Lang, Robin
14089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094, 14095Bottling/resting in the water, Diving, PorpoisingFollowed Paddleboard for a short distance
17564239Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/08/2020Westerby, Allen
19:3014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214101Not recorded14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterObserved from about 200m. The tide was flooding and a fair amount of the mudbanks were exposed. The larger seal was lying fairly still, with occasional head raises in the few minutes that we stopped to watch.The other seal was about 5 m away, slightly lower on the bank and was fairly still.
17564163Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ19/08/2020Westerby, Allen
19:4014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm214103Female14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the waterThe first seal we saw was about 150 metres away. She looked at us and swam down, reappearing about 50 metres away. We watched for about 10 minutes, with several sightings from 50m to 10m. The other seal, which looked a darker grey stayed at a distance of about 100 - 50m. She surfaced several times, staying at the surface for about 20 - 30 seconds each time.
14541523Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY28/06/2020Debenham, Martin
14:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14076Rough114101Not recorded14098Adult14094DivingI was in a kayak, it would have his head above water then go under for a while then popped up closer to me. It wasnt scared, looked at me then carried on doing its own thing. About 20ft away from me. Based on the forehead shape (looked a bit like a dog) id say it was a common, not grey seal. Though its colour did seem grey. It was a beautiful surprise encounter.
11699160Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY01/09/2019Symes, Josh
10:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
10220159Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY22/05/2019Hodgson, Sarah
09:4314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
8052052Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSZ2083919405/10/2018Wells, Diane
12:1514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
8041082Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/07/2018Hodgson, Sarah
10:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm414104Mixed14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide (with one grey seal)
8040763Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY20/06/2018Hodgson, Sarah
09:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114102Male14098Adult14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterHauled out onto mud at low tide with a grey seal (recorded separately)
8040723Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY08/05/2018Hodgson, Sarah
08:5014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm314104Mixed14099Mixed group14091, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Swimming - travelling
7057570Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhoca vitulinaCommon Sealmarine mammalSY9430882019/04/2018Adkins, Patrick
13:0014071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
41066104Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY20/04/2025Widdess, Lucy
15:1514089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098AdultMany birds were all in one area which looked like there may have been a school of fish
41052359Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY19/04/2025Bailey, Clare
17:3514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travellingDived under the water when it was aware that a paddle board approaching. Did not see after that.
41014739Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY16/04/2025Cradock, Jessica
17:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14093Bottling/resting in the water
40987513Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Wright, Alex
19:5014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092, 14093Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water
40987198Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ14/04/2025Stevens, Nicola
14:2014088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114101Not recorded14098Adult14092Feeding
40915874Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ0411832910/04/2025Dewhurst, Lindsey
15:4514070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14095PorpoisingPopped up next to my kayak. Looked around dived back into water then popped up near us again. It was still around the same area when we paddled back from our trip.
40485718Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSY22/03/2025Kerr, Lacey
16:5714088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm1Popped their head above the water, then dove under
40419390Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ15/03/2025Chick, Malcolm
09:1514088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114092, 14094, 14105Feeding, Diving, Swimming - travellingSubmerged travelling northwards for approx. 100 metres
40367437Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidaeUncertain seal speciesmarine mammalSZ08/03/2025Harle, Amelie
09:1014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
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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
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20784559
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.610N, 2.133W26/06/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:2514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, DivingAppeared curious around paddleboarders but wary. If approached the seal moved away and popped up elsewhere.
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Seal was trying to play with the dog and made contact Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Behind the brown dogImage:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20781450
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.619N, 2.246W09/06/2021Sweales, Julie Image:Local15:0014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14095, 14105Porpoising, Swimming - travellingThe seal was trying to play with the dog
20536252
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsPhocidae | Uncertain seal speciesPhocidae
Uncertain seal species		marine mammal50.707N, 1.904W02/05/2021Jowett, Jane Enlarged.Image:Local16:5914088Within 100m14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14105Swimming - travellingSwimming alongside 3 swimmers in wetsuits. They got out the water and it swam around - popping up for air for a few minutes before heading towards Poole
20534028
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.569N, 2.447W31/05/2021Hatcher, Julie By Steve TrewhellaImage:Local12:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14096Pup/juvenile14094DivingPlaying with divers
20519434
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.704N, 2.743W30/05/2021Sensurucu, Krista Image:Local12:1414088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of water
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385219
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local14:1514088Within 100m14071Cloudy14075Choppy114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20385207
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.540N, 2.455W11/05/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:4014088Within 100m14070Sunny14075Choppy114102Male14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20314891
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.723N, 1.741W01/05/2021Henegan, Julie Image:Local13:0014088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114101Not recorded14098Adult14105Swimming - travelling
20297515
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.716N, 2.784W28/04/2021Holt, Jane Image:Local14071Cloudy14074Calm114091, 14094, 14105Hauled out - resting on land/out of water, Diving, Swimming - travellingThis seal came to within a foot of the shoreline where both myself and my dog were taken by surprise. It was very inquisitive and I thought it was going to come out of the water. I was struggling with my dog and then it swam off on the direction of Charmouth coming up a few more times along the foreshore.
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20254134
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.519N, 2.446W20/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local19:1314088Within 100m14070Sunny14074Calm114103Female14098Adult14093, 14094Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
20221620
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.690N, 2.705W14/04/2021White, Daniel Image:Local15:3014089Within 1km14071Cloudy14074Calm114101Not recorded14091Hauled out - resting on land/out of waterLethargic, didn’t take fish from fisherman, unbothered by close proximity of people.
20221160
Dorset Seals Project | Seal recordsHalichoerus grypus | Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
Grey Seal		marine mammal50.541N, 2.456W14/04/2021Hodgson, Sarah Image:Local12:1014089Within 1km14070Sunny14074Calm314102Male14098Adult14092, 14093, 14094Feeding, Bottling/resting in the water, Diving
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