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.

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  1. 2020
    The Hague coast, Netherlands The Hague coast
    Unidentified Rob Westerduijn — iNaturalist (rob-westerduijn)

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