seal.watch / netherlands

Netherlands · 2020—2026

Grey and harbour seals

Seals around the Netherlands.

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

Meet the grey seal → · Meet the harbour seal →

Total reports
27
Latest observation

Public reports · newest first

Public records archive

23 March

Reset filters

1 of 27 reports

Loading public records…

Explore by area

All areas

Markers represent broad named areas, never exact observation locations. Select an area to filter the archive.

N ↑Zandvoort · 1 reports1
  1. Zandvoort1 report

Map: Natural Earth.

Reports over time

All dates

Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

  1. 12026

Months in 2026

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

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

  1. 2026
    Zandvoort beach Zandvoort
    Unidentified IVN Zuid-Kennemerland

    A grey seal came ashore during a school group's beach field activity, then swam near the group before disappearing into the waves. Grey seal · 1 seal