Grey seal

Halichoerus grypus

15,095Records since 2000

AugustPeak month

71Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan409

Feb363

Mar433

Apr789

May992

Jun1,249

Jul1,703

Aug2,133

Sep1,833

Oct1,289

Nov639

Dec456

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	1,794
2	Cornwall	England	621
3	Highland	Scotland	588
4	Aberdeen City	Scotland	518
5	Pembrokeshire	Wales	444
6	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	334
7	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	271
8	Fife	Scotland	213
9	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	199
10	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	198
11	Norfolk	England	175
12	East Lothian	Scotland	175
13	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	120
14	Scottish Borders	Scotland	117
15	Devon	England	116

3,689 England2,688 Scotland785 Wales4,725 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 71 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 15,095
Peak month: August
Counties with records: 71
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Halichoerus grypus
Group: Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 14,301
Most recorded in: Ards and North Down, Cornwall, Highland, Aberdeen City, Pembrokeshire, Aberdeenshire, Newry, Mourne and Down, Fife, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Argyll and Bute, Norfolk, East Lothian +10
Conservation designations: Bern Convention, Convention on Migratory Species, Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Global Red List (JNCC), Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Phocidae
Genus: Halichoerus
Name with authority: Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791)
Described: 1791
Contributing datasets: 45