Gray Seal

Gray Seal

Halichoerus grypus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Snowdonia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
2 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
6 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Seal in Snowdonia National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Gray Seal sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Gray Seal in Snowdonia National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Gray Seal in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.

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