Grey seal (eastern Atlantic population)  (Halichoerus grypus)

The grey seal is found on both sides of the north Atlantic in temperate and sub arctic waters (6). Three distinct populations occur; the western Atlantic population, the north-eastern or Baltic population which is endangered, and the eastern Atlantic population (3) which is centred around British coasts, particularly around Scotland (2).

Grey seals usually haul out on uninhabited offshore islands, but occasionally on quiet mainland beaches (6).