Habitat Page Grey Seal Habitats Grey seals in Britain are found mainly around exposed rocky northern and western coasts. They also occur in the south west and off the east coast, around the Isle of May and the Farne Islands off Northumberland. Grey seals are gregarious at these haul-outs, sometimes forming large groups of several hundred animals, especially when they are moulting their fur in the spring. They are not, however, very sociable and keep a distance between one another. About two-thirds of greys seals' time is spent at sea where they hunt and feed.
Grey seals live primarily in the northern North Atlantic in subarctic and temperate waters.
They are divided into three groups, including the western, eastern and Baltic groups. Unlike their name, grey seals can actually have a wide variety of coat colors and patterns. The females are usually lighter in appearance, especially around the neck, and have irregular patches of black or dark brown on a lighter background. The males usually have lighter spots on a dark brown, black, or gray background. However, there is much variation within the species.