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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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764
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2 February—26 February

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Markers represent named areas, never exact sighting positions. Circle size reflects report counts; numbers match the area list. Select an area to filter the archive.

5 of 6 reports mapped · 2 areas

N ↑Aberdeenshire · 1 report1Dorset, England · 4 reports2

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Mapped areas North to south

  1. Aberdeenshire1 report
  2. Dorset, England4 reports

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Reports over time

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  1. 22000
  2. 42001
  3. 12002
  4. 12003
  5. 32005
  6. 22006
  7. 52007
  8. 12008
  9. 32009
  10. 92010
  11. 132011
  12. 72012
  13. 152013
  14. 82014
  15. 82015
  16. 92016
  17. 282017
  18. 212018
  19. 142019
  20. 212020
  21. 182021
  22. 152022
  23. 362023
  24. 302024
  25. 2482025
  26. 2422026

Months in 2020

  1. 2Jan
  2. 6Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 3Apr
  5. 0May
  6. 2Jun
  7. 4Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 0Oct
  11. 1Nov
  12. 0Dec

Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. Off Tilly Whim, Durlston Dorset, England
    Unidentified Durlston Country Park, Latest Sightings (2020 table)

    Durlston table records one grey seal; time is unspecified. Grey seal · 1 seal

  2. Marble Hill area of the Thames Twickenham, London, England
    Unidentified Surrey Live, 20 February 2020 — https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/seal-spotted-taking-breather-river-17772855

    A seal was filmed relaxing among tree trunks and branches in the river. The article describes the visible head as a grey seal; the source identification is retained with uncertain confidence. Grey seal · 1 seal

  3. Aberdeenshire, UK Aberdeenshire
    Unidentified Alexandre Orban — iNaturalist (nymeria_sand)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). Grey seal

  4. Off Tilly Whim, Durlston Dorset, England
    Unidentified Durlston Country Park, Latest Sightings (2020 table)

    Durlston table records one common seal; time and observer identification are uncertain in the log. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  5. Off Gully Mouth, Durlston Dorset, England
    Unidentified Durlston Country Park, Latest Sightings (2020 table)

    Durlston table identifies one common seal; photo noted in the source log. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  6. Durlston Bay Dorset, England
    Unidentified Durlston Country Park, Latest Sightings (2020 table)

    Durlston table records one grey seal; time is unspecified. Grey seal · 1 seal