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United Kingdom · 2000—2026

Grey and harbour seals

Seals around the United Kingdom.

Follow public seal observations from the United Kingdom. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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22 of 28 reports mapped · 4 areas

N ↑Norfolk, England · 1 report1Kent, England · 1 report2Dorset, England · 19 reports3Cornwall, England · 1 report4

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Mapped areas North to south

  1. Norfolk, England1 report
  2. Kent, England1 report
  3. Dorset, England19 reports
  4. Cornwall, England1 report

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  5. 12024

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  1. River Dee above normal tidal limit Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Pv003D SMRU report, 2017 — https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/12017/SSI_interim_report_2017.pdf

    Photo-identified adult male harbour seal above the River Dee normal tidal limit. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  2. River Dee above normal tidal limit Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Pv018D SMRU report, 2017 — https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/12017/SSI_interim_report_2017.pdf

    Photo-identified juvenile female harbour seal above the River Dee normal tidal limit. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  3. Waterside Farm, River Dee, about 1 km above normal tidal limit Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Pv018D SMRU report, 2017 — https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/12017/SSI_interim_report_2017.pdf

    Juvenile female harbour seal Pv018D was seen feeding on a small unidentified prey item. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  4. Waterside Farm, River Dee, about 1 km above normal tidal limit Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Pv003D SMRU report, 2017 — https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/12017/SSI_interim_report_2017.pdf

    Adult male harbour seal Pv003D was photographed eating a salmon. Harbour seal · 1 seal